Briefly, Chair, in rebuttal, some of the comments of my colleague, Mr. Alexander, would actually be reasonable if, in fact, the experience of this grievance board had been different. To suggest the reason they are all military is that they are the ones most qualified flies in the face of the fact that we're talking here about the grievance board.
There are thousands of people throughout the country and in the federal public service already with experience in managing grievances, dealing with human resource issues, dealing with benefits, applying benefits, interpreting policies and legislation, who could well have been appointed if the government was taking the view this was a board that was open to them and was intended to be an external review board. It seems clear that anybody who isn't in the military is being—Mr. Alexander uses the word “discrimination”—discriminated against by the actions of this government.
So this wouldn't be moved if it wasn't necessary, and it certainly appears it is, given the actions of this government. We don't see any indication that they are going to change.