Whatever new financial level we potentially move to in terms of defence spending— with presumably a big component of that being oriented around procurement, given some of the needs that have been articulated for continental defence and the modernization of NORAD—if we want to see that money move out the door in, say, a short number of years rather than multiple decades, you need to make a commitment to increase and provide the capacity to ensure that those funds get spent by the end of each fiscal year. Otherwise, they won't.
On April 5th, 2022. See this statement in context.