Veterans Affairs committee  I can only speak to what is in the bill before us, Mr. Stoffer, and it is not something that is addressed in the current legislation. I can't speak to what government may consider.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I'll absolutely take your question back.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. I'll address that question. We do recognize, and the bill recognizes, that those CF personnel who are medically released have had their military careers end prematurely, and that is for reasons beyond their control. However, those whose military service is cut short

Veterans Affairs committee  In fact, skills translation, and a variety of tools like that are among the things that the Veterans Transition Advisory Council is looking at. As Charlotte mentioned, we also partner with Canada Company, which has the military employment transition program. If you look at their

Veterans Affairs committee  That's correct. There is not a change in the regulatory priority period for surviving spouses. However, the bill does propose that the surviving spouses of all Canadian Armed Forces personnel who are killed in the line of duty have access to the regulatory priority—so all classes

Veterans Affairs committee  The regulatory priority.

Veterans Affairs committee  She would be given regulatory priority. It's not the statutory priority; it is the regulatory priority.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, that's—

Veterans Affairs committee  No, that's fine. I will try to clarify. I know you are hearing from our colleagues at the Public Service Commission after this. They are very familiar with the.... It is their legislation, so they certainly have more expertise in it. With the priority system, there is a statu

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, the Public Service Commission elaborate on it.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. I would defer to my colleagues at the Public Service Commission to provide you with details on that. There is a regulatory priority for the RCMP. I will let them explain in further detail. Again, I don't want to miss any details and they are much more versed in the legislati

Veterans Affairs committee  Sorry, could you repeat that once more?

Veterans Affairs committee  With this bill, the surviving spouse of a Canadian Armed Forces member whose death is attributable to performance of duties would be eligible for the regulatory priority.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's a good question. Unfortunately, I can speak only to what is in the bill before us. I can certainly take that point back, but the five—

Veterans Affairs committee  To officials in our department.