Thank you for your kind remarks about my appointment, Mr. Nicholson.
Also, I want to say that I completely share your view that we want to do everything we can to support the men and women in uniform, those who have left our Canadian Armed Forces and are veterans.
The matter that you're referring to is subject to negotiation. It's a negotiated decision between bargaining agents representing the people in question and the former military. The Public Service Commission is the place that would be leading that negotiation and would be the organization that could answer your question as to that negotiation.