When your predecessor appeared at this committee last, I tried to ask questions about the civilian Afghanistan language and cultural advisers. He wouldn't answer those questions, so I'm hoping that you will. They served side by side with the Canadian Armed Forces. They were on patrols, in uniform and armed. Some served for two years straight, and they're being treated as though they were this external group.
Yesterday you told reporters that you are looking to provide the same protections for these workers as public servants. Can you confirm today what existing long-term income replacement programs you are claiming they qualify for, and explain why they haven't been approved to date?
Can you also say why the supplementary estimates didn't include that immediate funding for income replacement? You don't have to create a new program. You could do some income replacement.