We had Professor Rob Huebert here on Tuesday. He said that the state of military readiness in Canada hasn't been at this low a level since 1938, going into World War II.
You talked about readiness. We've talked about resources. The human resource is one side of that, and we're still short of brave women and men who serve in the Canadian Armed Forces. We need more great Canadians to step up and serve, but you're also dealing with a budget cut.
According to the numbers from the parliamentary library and the analysts we have at committee here, the actual expenditures under the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces are now under 1% of GDP at 0.95%, and you're dealing with a budget cut, which General Eyre just said was more than challenging: It was essentially undermining the ability for the armed forces to maintain a level of readiness.
We're hearing stories about budget cuts impacting the maintenance and overhaul of military equipment and the ability to deploy that equipment, and we're also seeing the amount of training activity on the decline. Can you comment on how that budget is impacting day-to-day operations?