I will continue with you, Colonel Ethell. You head up the advisory committee. The document states very specifically that the committee has no executive powers. So you have to be content to make recommendations. That is why I think that it would be important for you to have the support of parliamentarians. Senior management at Veterans Affairs Canada and National Defence must be telling you that this is great, that they are very pleased with your efforts, that you are doing an extraordinary job, but that they are unfortunately short of funding this year.
Would it not be possible, for example, to amend the National Defence Act to give your organization real recognition in legislation? Then you would have access to much more stable funding.