I think maybe that's something that has been overlooked from time to time, and I'm hoping we're going to get that back on track.
I found Mr. Valley's comments very interesting. I will preface what I'm going to say by saying that some of my best friends are lawyers, so I have nothing against lawyers, but I happen to agree with Mr. Valley that there are some other criteria that should probably be looked at very seriously in appointments. One of those would be military experience, which I think would be extremely helpful. The other would be a health background, so that you could have a better idea of determining how this person in front of you is actually feeling.
The benefit of the doubt was mentioned a couple of times today. I can tell you, I don't speak for the minister, but I can certainly speak for myself, and in my own opinion, the benefit of the doubt is something that is first and foremost. The most important thing we do is to give the benefit of the doubt to veterans who have served their country, when they come and stand in front of us.
The other part is that some of the comments that have been made have been very interesting, too, but I'd like you to tell me whether, in your opinion, with the peacekeeping and the peacemaking missions we're involved in worldwide, you believe that today, in the present time, the record-keeping has improved over, let's say, World War II. I don't imagine there was a whole lot of emphasis put on record-keeping for injuries in World War II, but I would like you to reassure me that this emphasis is currently there with the new veterans.