In a lot of cases, the serious mental health issues we're dealing with are trauma-based injuries—traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress injuries, and operational stress injuries. All of those injuries cause significant loss of future earnings capacity. In VAC's defence, they've also realized that, and they are making steps to help ameliorate that with future increases and some other benefit suites.
Based on what was presented in the veterans town halls by the Minister of Veterans Affairs and the deputy minister, the problem is that no clear numbers have been brought to the table. This has created serious angst within the community. It would be somewhat akin to my asking the committee to write a blank cheque and saying, “Trust me.” I don't think we're going to do that.