Thank you very much.
I know you weren't in your position when it was announced that the differential was going to be replaced. However, the Department of National Defence was criticized for not informing the forces of this new approach. It was perceived as a slap in the face.
I'd now like to talk about Department of National Defence funding. Since 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea, most NATO member states have increased their budgets, and even more so since February 2022.
In that context, do you feel that the public would have supported you if the defence budget, and therefore members' wages, had been maintained, if not increased, rather than decreasing by $900 million, as announced?
I get the impression that we're in a situation where military spending is increasing, but the government has failed to seize this opportunity.