We're switching now. We're switching, and I'm going to talk really quickly here.
Thank you again for coming today. You're always a very interesting guest to listen to.
Regarding the new Veterans Charter, there are a couple of comments I would like to make. The first one is that it is a working document. The minister and this government are open to recommendations that aim to improve it. When it went through, it went through rather rapidly, and I found some fault with it myself. I think there's room for improvement, and we're working towards making those kinds of improvements.
Every once in a while in this committee, although it is very non-partisan because of who we deal with, there will be the odd comment. One came from my colleague, Mr. Valley, earlier today, who said he was trying to embarrass the government into acting. I would just like it on the record that this government has acted. We implemented the new Veterans Charter. It was the first thing we did. We've put in place the ombudsman position. We've put in place the Bill of Rights. And we are currently, at this committee level, trying to determine what the needs are for improvement to the VIP program.
Now, there are times when it feels like pushing string up a hill to move forward. We've also gotten very involved in the post-traumatic stress portion of it, which is a very important aspect but has very little to do with the traditional veteran.
There was one other comment I wanted to make. You were talking about having Defence and Veterans Affairs put things together, because Defence looks after acting members and Veterans Affairs looks after veterans after they've served. There's a fine line in there. I don't think it would be called a turf war, but there are definite lines as to who looks after what. To blur those lines is very difficult to do, because for an active member, Defence is who looks after you. If you're a member who has finished serving, Veterans Affairs looks after you.
So I understand your frustration, but I did want to point out that slight difference.
Now, we've listened to all of what you've had to say today, and I just have one other question for you. I think I heard you say that the Royal Canadian Legion feels it's losing some connection with the modern-day vet and that you're trying to bridge out and do that. If there is one message that you want to leave for today's modern-day vet, what would it be?