I'll be really honest with you and say that I believe there is an incredible desire and willingness in the public service to do right by Canadians and to improve outcomes, absolutely, but there is a constant tension. It is a healthy tension, but there is a constant tension between the short-term nature of a government.... Our government turns over every four years or less, typically, and that short-term focus sometimes takes away from that need to think long term.
We see it, I believe, in some of the lack of activity. Spending on preparedness, stocking a national emergency stockpile for a potential issue down the road, isn't a short-term issue. It's a long-term issue. You have to—