What is important, Mr. Chair, is that the Chief of the Defence Staff, who is in charge of the control and administration of the Canadian Forces and is the final authority of the grievance process that will take care of unfairness for his troops, have full authority to close grievances with a full remedy in order for the troops to be satisfied. The full remedy sometimes has to entail financial compensation, and that's what the end result is. Give the authority to the CDS to do that.
It's very difficult for troops coming to our office to say, “I do believe in the chain of command, and I understand, sir”—to whatever military—“that you're saying it was unfair, and that you upheld that decision. I'm happy about that, but I've lost $2,000 here, and you're telling me you're going to send me to Afghanistan. The captain beside me will give $10,000 to a farmer over there, and you are the Chief of the Defence Staff; are you telling me you cannot give me $2,000 to close the injustice?” I don't think this is fair.