Okay, thank you. I'm going to share again with another colleague.
I have one comment and two requests.
The comment is that the bill of rights supports the authority of the ombudsman. That would be my vision of it.
The requests are, first, if you're aware of veterans who are members of the Legion, whether they are current serving or past serving members, I would encourage you to ask the past serving members to apply for the VIP before it's too late. One of the reasons I say that is because I have had my heart broken several times, where a veteran who was feeling strong and independent and didn't want help from government, refused to take the help; then he's out shovelling show and he up and drops dead, and now his widow is without the benefits. So if you could encourage people to do that, I would very much appreciate it.
The second thing that came just a few minutes ago was a comment. You talked about modern-day veterans from Afghanistan having problems with critical care beds. I have never heard that. As the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, I'm surprised I haven't, if it is an issue. I would encourage you to please come and see me. We won't take up the time of the committee, but please come and see me. If you can give me specific examples, we'll give you solutions.
I'll go to Mr. Sweet, please.