In paragraph 5.46 of the Auditor General's report, it says, “We found that National Defence has determined that about 29,000 positions in the Army Reserve would be its ideal size. This number of positions allows the Army Reserve to expand when increases to funding are authorized”.
We discussed earlier that in reality, the number of fully trained and active reservists is 14,000, which is roughly half the ideal size. You're funded for 21,000. You've explained there's a gap, based on the fact that some of your reservists are not trained and some are not active, and therefore, not included in the Auditor General's count.
All that being said, we are a long way from the ideal size. What is the cause of the disparity between the ideal and the reality?