Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair.
The department's budget, as you know, is increasing over time. I think we have a graph here in the chapter that indicates--it's 5.3, on page 6--where the budget is going.
A lot of that is there to help the department with its acquisitions. It is going to go through quite a lot of acquisitions over time and needs to re-equip the Canadian Forces. It also says that it needs to grow the Canadian Forces, so there will be personnel costs that will be increasing over time. And naturally, with its operations, there are also a lot of factors that go into flying, sailing, and driving all the vehicles that over time will also continue to increase.