I would agree with you, Mr. Chair, that we need to take faster steps. Indeed, that has been happening over the last year.
Changes to the requirements for applicants coming in with respect to the medical standard necessary are under way, so that people with allergies, asthma, ADHD and anxiety are no longer automatically unable to join based on a medical standard moving forward. That risk assessment has been made to ensure we're not excluding Canadians who could operate effectively within the universality of service structure that we have.
As for security clearances, we're trying to improve that process and the time frame. As you know already, members are enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces without the final security clearance. A reliability clearance is done, and then, during the time between when they are enrolled and when they start their occupational training and need access to classified material, their security clearance can go through.
Our paper-based processes are terribly antiquated and need to be replaced by the digital system, and the new online digital portal that has been created for applicants is one step of many that's—