Thank you.
Mr. Chairman, I don't know what I can say by way of elaboration at such an early stage on this project. As I said earlier, the devil is in the details. One needs to move further down the road on this project to see with some precision what is contemplated in order to make a useful comment beyond what I have done.
For the moment, as the drafter I would ask this committee, as the instructing officer to me the drafter, what you are really trying to achieve here. As the bottom line, what are you trying to achieve here? Is your objective accountability of a department of government? Or Is your objective assurance to veterans that their rights will be respected? Or is it both?