Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for being here today.
Minister McKnight, Veterans Affairs Canada maintains a significant departmental presence on Prince Edward Island, and Islanders are very proud to serve our veterans. Some of the services being carried out in Charlottetown support disability benefits processing and case management, which are direct services for veterans and their families. They are essential to those who have served our country and to the skilled public service workforce in Atlantic Canada.
In budget 2025, as you've already outlined several times, the government proposed an investment of $184.9 million over four years, and $40.1 million ongoing after that, for Veterans Affairs Canada to strengthen processing capacity, modernize operational procedures and upgrade IT systems to deliver benefits reliably and accurately. Can you outline in more detail how these investments will impact our veterans in Canada?