That measure is in fact an additional step that makes the process more cumbersome. I'll give you an example to illustrate the theory of interconnected vessels.
The Canadian Forces base in Valcartier is in my riding. National Defence invested there to renovate the barracks to house Syrian refugees. As of today, no Syrian refugee has been housed on that Canadian Forces base.
Consequently, the money that was used to update the barracks will be used for the Canadian Army Reserve. Is that money coming from the reserve budget or was it transferred by accident from the Department of Defence budget?
As citizens and parliamentarians, we are mired in confusion. The impression we get is that you don't control the internal administration. However, I am not impugning anyone's intentions.