Madam Chair, I thank the member for his advocacy for reserve members and regiments.
Reserve units have a tremendous history that stems from World War I and World War II. The infrastructure that they use did not get the appropriate investments in the past. One of the things our government is doing is reversing that. A $250-million investment into reserve infrastructure over the next five years allows us to provide the direct support when it comes to immediate maintenance work that needs to be done. We are taking a long-term approach as well. In our defence policy, reserves are going to be needed more in domestic operations. Therefore, as we do the analysis, we are going to make sure that we take a long-term approach and make the appropriate investments in the various regions where it is needed most.