Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to begin with Mr. Oberg.
I thank all of you for joining us today.
Mr. Oberg, your brief touches on the key financial deficiencies of the new Veterans Charter, particularly in areas of inequality. You've highlighted the disability awards for veterans compared to what injured civilian workers would get in a court of law, as well as some of the issues with regard to the earnings loss benefit for class A and class B reservists.
Many of the soldiers who went to Afghanistan were reservists. What's the government's rationale for or defence of a policy of treating reservists differently when they become injured?