Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Madam Fraser, for coming back again after the long break we've had.
I'll thank Mr. Fonberg as well, and the others, for coming today.
I first of all want to commend the department for their action plan in response to the Auditor General's report and for those steps that have already been implemented. I also want to commend the department for not spending the $300 million surplus willy-nilly.
I do want to also point out, in response to my colleague Ms. Crombie's earlier statement that our soldiers are underfunded, that since coming into government in 2006 we have introduced the Canada first defence strategy, and in fact $34.68 billion has been earmarked for military spending. That is on page 6 of the Auditor General's report, confirming that. So in fact it was under the previous Liberal government that the funds were being cut significantly to our military.
My first question is to Mr. Fonberg.
Based on your answer to Ms. Crombie's earlier question, do I take it, then, that the 1% carry-over is too low, in your opinion? And if it is too low, what would be reasonable, in your opinion?