Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My questions will be directed to the Auditor General's department, and I'll specifically focus on sections 3.25 to 3.29 in the report, about eligibility decisions under the disability benefits program not being timely. I really want to dig into that a little bit and make sure I understand the numbers.
It's my understanding that there are basically two streams, in terms of these. There's the veteran's perspective, so there's a process leading up to the application; and then there's the perspective of the department, which is once the application is received, then that's a stream as well.
I want to focus on the application being received. There's a standard that says the target rate is 80%. In your opinion, is that a reasonable target rate, to process 80% of the applications within a 16-week time period?