Thank you for the question.
Phoenix is an issue that we talk about daily, and almost hourly some days, within the Department of National Defence. We are 10% of the public service, and we are 10% of the problems. There are 16,000 employees affected by Phoenix right now. We treat every single one of them as critical.
If I get the details of your situation, I will personally look into it. I've made that offer at every town hall I've done. An employee can email me directly and tell me about their situation, and we'll do everything we can to move that file forward.
DND was one of the departments spoken to by the Auditor General for the most recent report. We were very honest about our situation. I'm on the deputy ministers steering committee that is looking at Phoenix solutions. I'm working very closely with PSPC and Treasury Board to find solutions throughout the governance. Our CFO has issued over $2 million in emergency salary advances, and we do everything we can to assist, but my plea to the employees within the Department of National Defence is to please tell me what's going on, because I can't fix what I don't know.