Let me go through some of these very quickly.
What we did on Agent Orange was very fair and it was very generous. We acted where previous governments refused to act. We're going into the years 1966-67. I mean, those were the only years when unregulated chemicals were sprayed.
We depended on the work that the Liberals put in place in their task force. In fact, if you take a look at the task force and what Dr. Furlong was saying, no one would have received an ex gratia payment at all, period; we would have done nothing, as previous governments did. What we did was fair and it was generous. We did exactly what we said we would do and we lived up to it.
In terms of Mrs. Carter, I met personally with Mrs. Carter, as did the Prime Minister. I really take the word of the whip for the Liberal Party, Mr. Cuzner, who said it was a good start to fixing the VI program, the VIP, and I believe it is a good start.
That's not to say our work is finished, because it's not finished. We've enhanced the program. We'll continue to enhance the program and bring benefits in. The widows we brought in were the ones who waited the longest and needed it most, Mr. Stoffer. We targeted the people who waited the longest and needed it most. That's who we addressed.
In terms of the allied veterans, the Prime Minister and I have stated that's the commitment we'll honour. Normally the life of a Parliament is four years, but in the past four years you've been here, whether it's a Liberal government or a Conservative government, name one time when the NDP actually stood in its place in the House and supported veterans. You guys talk a good line.
Personally, you talk a good line, Peter, and I don't doubt your personal commitment to our veterans, but you never put your vote where your mouth is. The truth is--