Well, you are off talking points on that one. I do appreciate your input on that.
On the question of efficiencies.... First of all, I want to say to everybody here who is advocating for veterans, the louder the better. I understand that you've had meetings with ministers; you've had meetings with members of Parliament. As it is our job to do, it is also your job to make sure that you keep the government to task, to not just make promises and use fancy words, but to actually get end results. And I congratulate you for that. It's an important role that we all must play from time to time.
I have to say, in my own area, for certain, the responsiveness that this government has had when it comes to Veterans Affairs has been overwhelmingly positive. There are more front-line workers in Cold Lake than what we had before. It's made accessibility easier. We do have inter-personnel units now. We actually have the resources to move Veterans Affairs right onto 4 Wing, so it's even easier for us to access. We have more personnel to do it. But there are still definitely improvements that have to be made at Veterans Affairs.
One of the things I often get is that the front-line workers are tremendous and the department as a whole does a fairly good job. Most veterans aren't complaining about the level of service they get. But there is that sense in my area that it is still overloaded with bureaucracy and middle managers. If you've ever looked at an organization chart of Veterans Affairs, I think you would get lost in a heartbeat.
If we can find some efficiencies within the department that would enable us to free up funding so that we can have more front-line workers, would that not be a positive?