Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister and General, it's good to see you again. Thank you for being here.
A year ago, the number of veterans waiting to get access was 30,000. Wait times were 16 weeks. I think I heard today, General, that you said it's now up to 32 weeks. Ultimately, last year the government committed $42 million, plus hiring more front-line staff, to improve that. What did it do? It's up to 40,000. It's almost like climbing up a ladder and then falling down.
My question to you is this. What did you get out of that? You put in $42 million and you've increased the backlog.