Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
I think Monsieur Perron will be happy this morning; we were able to get fairly quickly one of the witnesses he suggested for our veterans affairs committee.
We appreciate the timeliness of your appearance. We're fitting people in before the new ombudsman, and I'm glad you were able to accommodate.
This morning we're continuing our study of the veterans independence program.
We have Jenifer Migneault and her spouse, Claude Rainville.
The way it generally works here at committee is that our witnesses have about 20 minutes to give their presentation. You can split that up if you want. You can have one person talk. You can do as you wish.
We are in the midst of the health care review, so you can do as you wish, but the question we're really trying to address is where does the cut-off line come in terms of the veterans independence program? There are some people who want to be included now. How far do we expand the services, and who makes the new cut-off, in a sense? They're going to be expanded, but it's a question of to what extent.
So there you go. That's the nature of the question we're examining.
After that, committee members have a chance to ask questions, which is all predetermined by all sorts of crazy negotiations.
The floor is yours.