Mr. Chair, once again, that's speculative in terms of the specificity of that particular case, but I'm quite confident that both I and the DND ombudsman, Monsieur Côté, are of like mind, that the client comes first. Also, without exposing myself to the details of his investigations, he has dabbled in issues that affect veterans. I think it's incumbent on me and Monsieur Côté to come up with a strategy and plan for each individual case, recognizing their complexity, and to identify where we can get most bang for the buck, with a view to the best interests of the members. It's that working relationship, hand in glove, which is why I expected the veterans ombudsman would be of an EX-4 stature or thereabouts.
On November 29th, 2007. See this statement in context.