Mr. Speaker, having met with the Auditor General, she fully understands that the Department of National Defence is working very closely with her department and with other departments to ensure that accounting practices are followed and improved.
I will quote from her report. It states that “National Defence has taken steps to strengthen financial management and control”. I would add that for the fiscal year 2008-09, the Department of National Defence estimates that it will not lapse any funds.
Again, that was never a problem when the hon. member was part of the government because then his government took money away from National Defence. We are putting money into it.