Mr. Speaker, I have more of a comment than a question.
I have been hearing a lot of noise tonight about our government not giving enough money to the Canadian armed forces. In yesterday's budget there was quite an amount given to the Canadian armed forces. I believe it was the first time in 12 years that the Canadian armed forces have had new money. If memory serves me correctly, there was $175 million for the next three years and also about another $150 million a year in incremental terms. We are looking at close to $1 billion over three years.
The member from the Reform Party says it is a band-aid solution. I think $1 billion for the Canadian armed forces is a lot more than a band-aid solution.