Thank you very much, Mr. Amos.
We did not get the allocation that so many of you advocated for, and I'd like to thank all of you for the efforts you made on our behalf. It was really, really wonderful to see, and it was excellent to be able to speak to each of you and to know that you took an interest in the drum that we're banging.
We understand that the budget this year is certainly a particular budget. We're in a situation where there are many, many more needs than ours that are pressing and immediate. Ours is more of a long-term proposal.
From our perspective, in the short term, yes, we didn't get the envelope this year that we asked for, but we will continue to push for that envelope. We will continue to draw attention to the question of overseas monuments.
Mr. Desilets also mentioned the issue of the Canadian memorial at Mont-des-Cats. It's very difficult to make a decision on all these requests.
I think it's a pressing issue. We would like to see the 10-year plan, and we would like to work with Veterans Affairs on this to see that 10-year plan try to handle these questions proactively rather than reactively.
My colleague, Mr. Loveridge, mentioned this as well. There's been a ton of work done on repairing the backlog of gravestones here in Canada, and nobody wants to see that backlog build back up again. There needs to be a continued proactive view rather than viewing it from when everything is falling apart and it becomes such a big problem that no one can ignore it anymore.
Thank you very much.