I thank you for that. I'm sure you will be getting a formal request, if this is not one already.
Where a veteran locates is sometimes dependent upon the existing services. So when you ask if the need is there, the need is there if we have people serving in the military now. Do you see where I'm going with this? The need is there if we've had people serving in the military who already reside in Labrador, for example. Because if there wasn't an existing bed...and I know that's not the long-term solution either. We like to keep people mobile from the cradle to the grave, so to speak. But when a bed is available and a tangible service is available, people have a greater propensity to go back to the rural and remote locations because they know that assistance is there.
So there might not be a veteran who needs that bed right now, but I can guarantee you that with the number of service people we have, and those who have already served, we will need that bed. We've seen in the past where we could have used it. So I'll make the case for need on that basis.
That's the whole argument I'm getting at when we come to the mobility of a veteran. The more services we have--even prospective services sometimes--that will determine where they sort of spend the rest of their days.