Thank you Mr. Chairman.
Gentlemen, thank you very much for the presentation.
I'll base my comments on someone who's not unfamiliar to you two gentlemen, and that's Joyce Carter. I certainly know that Mrs. Hinton had an opportunity to speak with her on a number of occasions, and I know Mr. Stoffer has. She has been a tremendous advocate for the VIP program through writing monthly letters and making contacts with elected officials.
I reference her because in October, prior to the election call, she had received a letter from the then leader of the official opposition stating that benefits for the VIP program would be extended to all Second World War veterans and Korean War veterans, regardless of any of the past criteria.
Could you indicate to me what would have to take place within the program? What processes would have to evolve? Could you give me the genesis of trying to bring that through to fruition should that change be made? Could you give me some insight on how that would evolve?