Yes. While we're dealing with committee business, I'd like to move a motion. I move:
That the committee report to the House of Commons that:
(a) The current state of morale of the Canadian Armed Forces is at an unprecedented low;
(b) Lapses in defence spending and budget cuts have left our soldiers understaffed, under equipped and without a sufficient supply of affordable housing;
(c) Military families and Canadian Armed Forces members have resorted to using food banks and asking for donations to help them deal with the high cost of living.
Therefore, the committee recognize the morale crisis is the result of a lack of political will and investment, leaving members feeling more undervalued and underappreciated than at any point in recent history, and recommend urgent action by the Canadian government.
As everybody looks at the motion, may I speak to it Mr. Chair?