Thank you, Madam Chair. It's indeed an honour and a pleasure to be on the health committee. I think this is my first time in twelve and a half years.
First of all, Mrs. Smith, our condolences on the loss of your husband. To the RCMP folks, our condolences again on the loss of those two great men in Haiti. To Mr. Jung, our condolences again on the loss of that soldier in Edmonton last week.
All of you have a very tough job, just as tough as it is for the family members behind you who allow men and women to serve our country in a capacity that is unknown to most of us because you see things, hear things, and do things that we only hear about in the media.
I have a couple of basic questions. Mr. Tousignant, you're aware of the VIP program that the military have, correct? Do you believe, sir, that the RCMP should now be included under the veterans independence program?