Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm going to pick up where Mrs. Kramp-Neuman left off. I want to talk about the personnel shortage.
General Eyre, you recently announced budget cuts to unnecessary activities. However, since you're having trouble bringing in new members to rebuild the strength of the Canadian Armed Forces, or CAF, can we expect budget cuts to necessary activities? I hope not.
With that in mind, I'd like to know where a strong presence in the Arctic is on the CAF's list of priorities, given obligations such as domestic operations and support for NATO's enhanced forward presence. I know everything is important, but where is it on the list of priorities?