Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to go back to the remarks made yesterday by members of a group representing veterans. They said that significant amounts will be allocated to the training program to help people who have left the Canadian Armed Forces return to school.
I asked how many people could use the program, and I was told the details, meaning the regulations, could cause problems. Even though there are new provisions, clause 5.93 of Bill C-44 states in part:
5.93 The Governor in Council may make regulations: (a) prescribing how the length of service in the reserve force is to be determined for the purposes of paragraph 5.2(1)(a); (b) respecting what constitutes honourable release for the purpose of paragraph 5.2(1)(b); (c) providing for the periodic adjustment of the maximum cumulative amount referred to in subsection 5.2(2); (d) defining “educational institution” for the purposes of paragraph 5.3(1)(a); (e) prescribing the education or training that may or may not be approved by the Minister under section 5.5;
Therefore, everything will be established through regulations. As we were told yesterday, the regulations could cause difficulties in terms of whether veterans can use the program, for example.
Can you tell us when the regulations will be made and when the details on eligibility will be released so that veterans can know whether they're eligible for the program?
As parliamentarians, we can also determine the program's effectiveness.