Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you, gentlemen, for helping us out.
I'd like to go back over some territory that maybe has already been partially covered.
I think it was in the latter part of 2006 that the minister announced, for lack of a better term, an internal review of health benefits for veterans. Now you'll have to help me. I don't remember if he, in the press release announcing it, mentioned terms of reference or a notional end date. We've been doing our best as a committee--with great respect to the wonderful work of our staff and our researcher, in particular, to help us along the way--but we can't compare with the resources of the department. I just wonder if you could remind us of what the terms of reference were and whether the minister said when he hoped to conclude the internal review. Can we be advised when that's going to be done?
We're operating independently, but obviously we're trying to serve the same people, and there would be some benefit in both our reporting and the department's coming to a conclusion in the nearer term as opposed to the longer term. I'd appreciate your help with that.