Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for that question. I'll ask Darragh to comment. We've made these types of arrangements in all the previous transfers, so Darragh might just want to speak briefly about how that has been accomplished.

Veterans Affairs committee  It should be veterans who have overseas service or who were injured in the service of Canada. I'll ask Mr. Mogan to elaborate on whether there are any further eligibilities that I missed there. Darragh.

Veterans Affairs committee  They have their own specific eligibility, and I'll ask Darragh to elaborate. Darragh.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll ask Darragh and Rachel both to comment, if I may, Mr. Chair. Darragh will comment from the point of view of the Allied veterans, and Rachel on the situation of the beds in the hospital.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members. It is my pleasure to appear before you today with, via telephone, Darragh Mogan, director general of policy and research at Veterans Affairs, and Rachel Corneille Gravel, executive director of Ste. Anne's Hospital. We are here today to provide an update on the future of the hospital.

Veterans Affairs committee  We'll provide you with that documentation, sir. On the first point, and Darragh may want add a few other points to it, we are making considerable efforts because we recognize the issue of rural access, particularly to psychological counselling and support. One of the things we're doing with our operational stress injury clinics is that many of them, if not all of them, are building in tele-mental-health capacities.

Veterans Affairs committee  I know we can't discuss it here, but if we could follow up with you on that particular case, we'd be delighted to do so.

Veterans Affairs committee  At age 65, then like the rest of Canada he has his old age pension and other means. For these individuals, an amount equal to 2% of their earnings over that time is paid to them as a lump sum, in order to recognize the fact that they weren't contributing to any kind of RRSP; that's the other provision.

Veterans Affairs committee  I would assume that would be true.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much.

Veterans Affairs committee  It depends on the extent of the catastrophic injury. If it's so severe that they're totally incapacitated and that judgment is made, then the earnings loss would be there for good, until age 65.

Veterans Affairs committee  And we don't know whether the door is closed on the income or not.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, that's true.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, that's understood.

Veterans Affairs committee  That's correct. We don't have that authority.