That's an interesting point. Maybe you've got to go back to the definition of veteran. We modified it when we were working to include all those who have completed their training and are qualified for one year. So even though they're in uniform, they're veterans, and even when they're serving, if they've got an injury they can get a dossier with Veterans Affairs, of course, and they could already be getting a Veterans Affairs pension even though they're still serving.
You've got a whole bunch your clients out in the field, so not being able to go to the field because you're from Veterans Affairs is not logical. It doesn't make any sense at all.
Secondly, and going back to Madame, who is not here, if I had had more civilian visitors in Rwanda, I might not have ended up with nothing in the field. So yes, it's a pain in the neck, getting them, but I'll tell you the smart generals know how to ensure that you get all the information you need to improve on the mission.
So there's nothing to be hidden in the field. The real danger is when politicians back here make decisions based on pseudo-strategists and great intellectuals, who really are talking often a lot of bullshit and preconceived ideas. When the generals tell me, when the humanitarians and the diplomats in the field tell me that we can't win Afghanistan, then I'll think about Afghanistan as a problem. Until then, no one in the periphery is ever going to come close to influencing me.
In regard to helping the troops, and this might relate to veterans, the Legion handles about 15% to 20% of the dossiers. When I was injured, I put my dossier through the Legion. I wanted to see how the Legion did it. I think there might be something that might be done between Veterans Affairs Canada and the Legion, to bring the Legion into the modern era. The Legion is not attracting the new generation of veterans enough, and they are crucial. It's not just because it's a drinking hole. It's because it's a therapeutic institution for the betterment of the people, and it's a sense that when you come back there is a place where you can go and talk to people, and not just the bar. Just like that guy in London who went to the bar and got beaten up, for Christ's sake. He wouldn't have gotten beat up in the Legion. They would have carried him on their shoulders, and they'd pay his beer for the rest of his life in that place.
So maybe there's work to be done on how we bring the Legion into the era of getting those new veterans joining them and assisting you in that capacity.