Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us today. It is extremely important. Your expertise is solid.
I would like to make a brief but important comment. We live in a bilingual country. Many public servants are perfectly bilingual and able to deliver their presentations in both official languages. If those officials are bilingual, we would like their presentations to be in both languages, even before the Standing Committee on Finance, since, as we know, it is important for our country.
My first questions are about benefits to veterans. I would like to know more about this. Ms. Norrie and Mr. McGowan can probably answer me.
My understanding is that the bill eliminates the career impact allowance. Furthermore, I wonder what the additional pain and suffering compensation entails. I think the allowance is about $13,440 per year. However, we are talking about $1,000 per year for the compensation that will be set.
Do I have the exact numbers on the allowance that will be eliminated and the compensation that will come into effect?