Within the ombudsman's office, with the structure we have and the resources he has--as the deputy has confirmed, there are about 45 staff--I think we have set aside, Mr. St. Denis, the resources for him to do his job.
The other thing, of course, is that within Veterans Affairs not everything will be dealt with, as you well know--I think you alluded to that--by the ombudsman, because the appeals process and internal reviews will be ongoing as well. Even today we are dealing with some internal matters within the department that we recognized probably long before the veterans ombudsman ever heard about them. So we have those checks and balances within the system today to make sure that our men and women are doing the job and that the process is unfolding as it should.
He'll focus on some of those systemic problems and on making sure that the bill of rights is honoured and so on and so forth. But I don't want everyone to be led to believe that it will only be him doing that. All of us at this table are doing part of what he'll be doing in a very formal way: recognizing a difficulty, responding to a concern you have as an individual member of Parliament, and making the necessary changes within the department. That's what you people do very well, and you never hesitate to come to see me when you believe it can be done better. So that's going to be ongoing.
The short answer is that I really believe we have the resources necessary for him to do his job. But guess what. If we don't, we'll hear about that too, won't we? We'll be prepared to respond to that if the case proves to be that he doesn't. But I think from what I see, I'm pretty satisfied, and I think he is, as well.