Thank you, Mr. Minister.
The funds will be used to automate the system. The automation is already under way, and it will get us to a higher level. More specifically, the beneficiaries will be the members of the reserve.
At the moment, we are moving forward to make sure that the two pay systems we have at the moment, one for the reserve and one for the regular forces, are harmonized, so that there are no interruptions or differences between the two systems.
People are receiving the pay to which they are entitled, but this will simplify the way in which that happens. In the long term, the main advantage will be to simplify the way in which members of the Canadian Armed Forces can make a transition between the regular forces and the reserve.
Our intent is to make the path much simpler for all members of the Canadian Armed Forces, including the ability to have a full-time career or a part-time one, and to allow a break in their service from time to time, so that they can do the other things they want to do with their lives.
Modernizing the system by computerizing personnel management gives us more flexibility to do that.