Thank you, Chair, and thank you, General Daigle, or Mr. Daigle. I don't think in your current role you use “General”, although many retired generals do, but I recognize your service and your rank while there.
Can I just put this to you, first of all? I'm quoting from Chief Justice Lamer in a very important case. He said:
The purpose of a separate system of military tribunals is to allow the Armed Forces to deal with the matters that pertain directly to the discipline, efficiency and morale of the military.
Would it be fair to say that the establishment of an internal grievance system has as a purpose to pertain to the efficiency and morale of the military as well, particularly when we have a situation that, as you pointed out, has no recourse to the courts because there's no employment contract? I believe it is correct that they cannot form a union either, and have a grievance process under the general law of collective bargaining. Is there some parallel between this statement about military justice and the grievance procedure?