I just wanted to say that we've been talking about an ombudsman for veterans, but I don't think anyone has ever asked the question as to why we need one. We have 3,500 people who work for DVA. We have 308 members of Parliament and over 100 senators, plus the media, the Legion, the NCVA, ANAVETS, etc. There has to be a reason why we need an ombudsman, and I'd like to know if you could possibly elaborate as to why the Royal Canadian Legion thinks we need one.
On October 16th, 2006. See this statement in context.