Thank you, Ms. Barron.
On behalf of all members of the committee and myself, I'd like to thank all of you from the Department of Veterans Affairs: Mr. Paul Ledwell, deputy minister; Mr. Ken MacKillop, associate deputy minister by video conference; Ms. Amy Meunier, assistant deputy minister, commemoration and public affairs branch, by video conference; Mr. Steven Harris, assistant deputy minister, service delivery branch; Mr. Pierre Tessier, assistant deputy minister, strategic policy, planning and performance branch, by video conference; and Mr. Jonathan Adams, acting director general and acting chief financial officer, finance.
You can stay, but we have to vote on the estimates.
Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the committee will now consider the main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
We have two options. We can vote in one motion on all of the appropriations, or we will have to vote three times on these appropriations. I am asking the committee members if I have unanimous consent to vote in one motion on all the appropriations.
The committee unanimously consents. Thank you.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Vote 1—Operating expenditures..........$1,338,917,705 Vote 5—Grants and contributions..........$4,598,995,179
(Votes 1 and 5 agreed to on division)
VETERANS REVIEW AND APPEAL BOARD Vote 1—Program expenditures..........$13,837,908
(Vote 1 agreed to on division)