The other thing I wanted to focus on is the fact that the move of RCMP members into the Government Employees Compensation Act sets up the prospect of a potential set-off between the disability pension under the superannuation act and this new act.
Something else I learned from my brief time in Veterans Affairs is that, if not properly done or communicated, these set-offs can lead to situations like the Manuge class action, whereby the last Conservative government faced a class action related to that set-off—based on the Pension Act and provisions from the SISIP insurance program—that predated the government and in some cases several governments.
One, is there going to be set-off? Two, has this been communicated to front-line RCMP?