I'm heartened by your comments. When we were working on the new Veterans Charter it was not exposed to a committee such as this, for a whole bunch of reasons. The honourable members didn't have an opportunity, and it went through. We all know it was passed in a single day, and all the rest of the things. The Senate had one brief hearing. People didn't have an opportunity to express their concerns and/or support. In many cases people were supportive. That voice wasn't heard equally. Perhaps if a position were shared on the establishment of a veterans ombudsman, this committee could call witnesses to come forth and talk to you.
On November 27th, 2006. See this statement in context.