Public Accounts committee  Right. There will be reporting that compels people to enter information in the system. If we find weaknesses in personnel who are not doing what they're supposed to do, the judge advocate general, obviously, will have to deal with those people.

Public Accounts committee  We agree completely, and that's why we're changing the process.

Public Accounts committee  The judge advocate general will get into the detail with you, but the response to that is, absolutely. I will just take a minute to address the “will”. Most, if not all of the management action plan items are under way. We say “will” because they're not yet done, and we're happ

Public Accounts committee  We agree.

Public Accounts committee  Right.

Public Accounts committee  Right. We agree.

Public Accounts committee  I can't speak to the people who were in my job before me, and I know that upsets people.

Public Accounts committee  I certainly will invite the JAG to jump in. I think the question at hand was that we could always use more people. There's absolutely no doubt, and I think that Commodore Bernatchez herself would say, yes, she'd like to have more people, but the core of the problem was a lack of

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members. I am pleased to be appearing before you today alongside Commodore Geneviève Bernatchez, the judge advocate general. She does not like me to talk about this, but Commodore Bernatchez is the first woman ever to hold the p

National Defence committee  The recruiting budget has been increased overall, and we will get you the number. Focusing on rural communities has always been a priority. I think hand in hand with that goes the increased funding for the reserves. For reservists, many of whom come from remote communities, there

National Defence committee  I have heard the same problems as you have, so thank you for raising it. On the credit card in particular, there are service charges that we are reimbursing, so that has been taken care of. When we've had individual problems with cards, we've gotten those rectified very quickly.

National Defence committee  I'll ask the CFO is he has the specific number. If not, we can get it to you from the chief military personnel. When we announced the defence policy, the percentage of women in the Canadian Armed Forces was 15%. It is now 17%. That's a combination of recruitment and better rete

National Defence committee  It is the department of foreign affairs, Global Affairs Canada.

National Defence committee  It's a very difficult question, and I know it's one that has been discussed at this committee previously. If special forces members who are serving in the forces are injured, they're given six months during which the allowances continue. At the end of six months, the determinatio

National Defence committee  Yes.