We meet with many veterans who have a difficult time raising these issues, either because of health issues they're suffering or just out of a simple sense of dignity: they don't want to be out fighting for something and feeling that they are somehow disrespecting the country they served. I thank you for what you're doing.
We always say that actions speak louder than words. Do you believe that we can and should amend this bill in order to properly compensate veterans back to the date when the clawback first started, in 2006? Would that be some modest sign of respect to the men and women whom we just honoured a few days ago, some of whom served in Afghanistan? Is this something that this committee could recommend and do as a sign of respect to veterans of Canada?