I would say, Ms. Normandin, that the forces are now strongly focused on regenerating the Canadian Armed Forces. The effort being invested is tremendous.
The issue is that the staff shortage is leading to other aspects of the Canadian Armed Forces being neglected. We always have to focus on one aspect or another.
With it comes to regeneration, we are at a critical stage. Failure in that area may destroy the organization. One of the definite issues is a shortage of resources and staff, but I would also say that the procedures are very complicated. It takes 200 days on average for a person to be hired by the Canadian Armed Forces.
How can we be competitive? Even if candidates want to apply, we cannot expect them to be unable to pay their rent for 200 days. They will accept another job as soon as they are offered one.
On the one hand, many of those procedures must be updated; on the other hand, governments and central agencies also impose policies on the organization.