Mr. Chair, the DND ombudsman has actually been a tremendous help to me in my teething weeks at the job. He has a considerable amount of experience in many issues that affect veterans. One of my expectations coming into the job was that I would be the Veteran Affairs counterpart to the DND ombudsman. Certainly we have started off on a collaborative venture. In order to offer our veterans a seamless transition from uniform into the civilian world, I fully expect that will certainly continue. I'm confident that we'll have a stronger bond, professionally.
