Thank you.
First, I'm going to provide a little bit of context from some correspondence that has been received from a current serving member who resides in an RHU in Halifax with regard to the band-aids that are being provided to his housing unit and that of his family.
The heat pump unit becomes unserviceable. They've had only emergency heat, because the pump did not work. Electrical usage and the power bills have effectively doubled. Open holes in the doors and the window frames allow cold and warm air and pests to freely come and go. He's seen photos of electrical sockets installed improperly, doors taped with duct tape to keep the cold out, and pests, including rats, that run rampantly throughout the neighbourhood. This individual asks why he's doing his job if the organization is not giving a speck of consideration or respect to the people it employs to protect Canada or the values.
Mr. Banks, you suggested in your statement earlier that people often need to choose between a career and/or a healthy, stable family. With recruiting and retention clearly a problem in many different aspects, you suggested that many people have lost faith. Could you just elaborate on that and on what needs to change?