Well, with approved Treasury Board submissions, we have had increases in staff, most notably on the front lines, as we've been discussing. I think the important thing to note in Veterans Affairs Canada is that just under 94% of the entire allocation is spent on benefits and services that go directly to veterans and their families. The remainder is the operating budget. Included in that is a special purpose allotment called “other health purchase services”. That pays for a number of things such as dental implants, treatments for veterans, and all kinds of things. Then there is a small portion that is about a $270 million baseline, of which 76% is for personnel, and the remainder is for operating.
On June 7th, 2018. See this statement in context.