Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister tried to have us believe that the staffing cuts would have absolutely no impact on veterans, saying that it was just administrative staff that was cut. That is not true.
The Auditor General's report clearly shows that the wait times have direct consequences on the health and quality of life of our veterans.
Cutting one in four jobs and closing nine regional offices clearly has an impact on the quality of services.
Parliament put $1 billion aside for this purpose. Why was that money not spent?