Mr. Chairman, a colleague--the guy who lost out to the page in the soccer club--brought up a good point the other day during the Australian...[Inaudible--Editor]...regarding some of the costs of our veterans department.
I don't know if I have to put forward a motion, but I'll just bring it to you. Would the committee see it as an advantage to have the researcher--and if he needed it, with the assistance of the Library of Parliament--come up with a report? I think it would be advantageous for us, if we're going to be considering the efficiencies of our veterans department, to take a look at the departmental budgets of the G8 countries. I'm not talking about a glossed-over view, because I think we also found that some will have hospitals included and some won't. I'm talking about a significant breakdown. If we're going to agree to do it, there's only one way to do it, and that's to really know how efficient and how effective our veterans affairs department is.
I would ask for comments. Do you see having a report come forward to be of value? I don't know how many more witnesses will come forward, but I would like to be able to have this before we break.