I just want to start off by saying that one of the great honours of being the representative for Northumberland—Peterborough South is that I get to sit, in some cases, shoulder to shoulder—in this case, camera to camera—with some very esteemed individuals.
I'd like to start by thanking all of you for your service. I absolutely believe that we have the best, most well-trained, most well-prepared, hardest working, most dedicated service people in the entire world, here in Canada.
I'd like to move on. I also would like to say—particularly you, Ms. Thomas—your openness, your willingness to share with the committee is greatly appreciated. Knowing that we have such great service people, what roadblocks do you face? What's stopping us from ramping things up and, as has been pointed out by a number of folks, getting from 2028 to 2024?
Is there financial support to redirect? Are there roadblocks? Is there legislation? If we could get unanimous consent in the House to say, “Hey, let's do what Ms. Thomas says. We need to get this fixed immediately,” what advice would you give to us?