Very briefly, Chair, we oppose the amendment. The financial authority of the CDS has been strengthened by order in council last June, and that is having an effect. The backlog in grievances is also being dealt with even before the further improvements provided for in Bill C-15 as unamended, come into force.
Finally, we're of the strong view that the best place to enhance financial authorities is not in the National Defence Act, it is in the Financial Administration Act, other acts of Parliament governing financial matters, and above all, in the policies and programs that are the province of the Treasury Board.