Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Of course, it goes without saying that your passion is huge and your commitment is huge, just like that of many members around the table, which has been expressed in different ways.
The bridge financing to CPP already makes Canadian military pensions among the most generous in the country. This is as it should be, as you have said, because the men and women in uniform deserve to be generously compensated for their service to Canada.
I'm concerned about how you square things. I just listened to your response to the questions posed by my colleague, with you pointing a direct finger at our Prime Minister and others for failing, as you claim, on a letter of promise as the reason why, on March 24, you voted against $35 million to increase the grant for disability awards and allowances. You voted against $240,000 in funding for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. You voted against $175,000 for children of deceased veterans, assistance providing funding--