Thanks for the opportunity to clarify that.
We are reducing our spending—as every department in the government should—on executive travel and on professional services, but we made it very clear, and I actually directed it to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence, that what we are not going to do is impact our operational readiness or the services and support we supply to members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
People are the foundation of the Canadian Armed Forces, and we're making a number of really significant investments in our people, including in housing, child care and health care. We're increasing hiring. We're accelerating our response to personal crises, and we're doing all of the things that our people have told us are necessary to make it easier for them to serve. We're going to continue to attract, retain and train the next generation of our forces, and I have some good news to share with this committee—