Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Admiral Newton and Admiral McDonald, thank you very much for your perspective and your expertise.
On a personal note, I want to thank you, Admiral Newton, for your level of commitment to our community in Nova Scotia. There's rarely a time when I go to an event and you're not there. I want to thank you for your work. You worked side by side with me on renaming a public park after PO2 Craig Blake, and that was one of the highlights of my time on council.
I think Ms. Romanado touched on recruitment a little bit, and you both spoke about the problems of retention and recruitment.
Can you give me a little bit of your thoughts, Admiral Newton, and I'd welcome Admiral McDonald's comments as well, on why the struggle? Why are we struggling so hard on attracting sufficient numbers? I guess the crux of my question is does it add to a capability gap by not having sufficient numbers or not being able to retain our numbers?