Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My first question is mainly about procurement.
Mr. Huebert and Mr. Fergusson, I'll give a tangible example of the procurement issue. The Canadian Armed Forces are currently unable to provide boots to soldiers. Soldiers are asked to buy the boots themselves and then receive reimbursement. We can imagine that this approach is much less economical and efficient than group purchasing.
The minister is about to announce an increase in the defence budget. We may exceed the 2% committed to NATO.
Is a budget increase the only solution?
Should the question mainly be “how much” or shouldn't it also be “how”?