Mr. Speaker, despite our soldiers' pleas, the government closed nine veterans' service centres to save a few million dollars.
We have learned that Veterans Affairs Canada has returned over a billion dollars in unspent money to the Treasury since the Conservatives took office in 2006. During that same period, the government spent $743 million in advertising.
Can the government explain why it places a higher priority on advertising to get re-elected than it does on taking care of our veterans?