Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would simply add that our job is codified within the National Defence Act. We aren't like public servants, but there's a good framework for what we do.
The grievance system isn't unique to the Canadian Armed Forces, as the chief of the defence staff just said. You can still go to federal court afterwards. We want to ensure that the members can go to federal court to resolve their issues. The process must be faster than before.
The member who spoke to you about delays is right. There are always delays. That's completely true. However, we're currently solving this exact problem by digitizing the grievance system and changing the way it works. We're completely overhauling the system so that, once members have gone through the initial and final authorities, they can turn to the federal courts as quickly as possible to resolve the issue and have their needs met.
Some of them have legitimate grievances. Sometimes, we just aren't able to resolve them, so we need to give them the chance to use these avenues of recourse.