I'm under the impression that in civil court they would have an actuary come forward and point out that the young person, or the person who was injured, over the course of their life would receive x amount of dollars, would receive the cost of living, various expenses.
In the various cases that you mention, I agree with you; I agree with you on some aspects of what you're saying. Some veterans really appreciate the lump sum award, and some veterans require the Pension Act. There has to be consideration with respect to that.
I'm aware recently that it seems to be the older veterans are the veterans that are coming forward and seeking benefits. I know that the older veterans are in favour of the lump sum award, to the extent that when they receive a lump sum award and they're also receiving a pension, they have requested that I contact VAC and they say, “Please put the money from my pension”—$100 extra a month or whatever—“into a lump sum and give it to me; I don't want the pension increase.”
It is interesting from that point of view, but I also take into consideration the young veteran, such as Major Campbell, and Corporal Kerr, who is an excellent example out of Sudbury, who are going to require extensive consideration with respect to their futures. You have an excellent point there with respect to it. It's going to take some clever thinking on how to get around that and how to address it so that it's very fair. Once again, I appreciate an actuary will come in and do something of that nature. It's a very sensitive subject, I think.