I just want to shift gears a bit. It might flow from the questions put forward by Mr. Shipley, but it's outside your testimony today.
I have 24 legion branches within my constituency. Not unlike many other members around the table, they probably vary in size, in their ability to succeed and move ahead, and in their sophistication of the executive and its ability to operate in current situations. They are mainly in rural communities. As we all know, people are leaving rural communities and moving to larger centres. That's a fact of life. What has befallen the memberships is really somewhat of a burden, a chore, or a challenge to continue to operate the legions. Sometimes their main focus and challenge is not just to provide for their membership and address issues that impact the veterans, but to keep the doors open and patch the roof sort of thing.
With respect to the national command, I'm wondering if you could enlighten me somewhat as to whether the branches are totally autonomous. Are they responsible to the regional command? Are there services available, maybe expertise in real estate? I have a couple of branches that are looking at closing down and selling the property. Does that money go back to the national command? Is there any major plan going forward to address some of the challenges by veterans in rural communities who are trying to keep legions open?