Yes, and I'd also like to thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today.
I would ask that you keep a couple of things in mind in your further deliberations.
Members of the Canadian Forces and members of the RCMP have an unlimited liability to serve. I would ask you to consider our government and nation's commitment to them. I think that needs to be taken into your thoughts as you deliberate on this type of thing. We in the Royal Canadian Legion are asking for fairness--fairness in how people are treated, whether they're veterans from before, veterans from today, or veterans in the future.
Communication is a very important point that has been brought up. How changes are communicated to people is important, so they hear and understand them. We can speak but we don't hear. So I would ask you to consider those issues when you go through your deliberations and think about the impact it's going to have on these people: my generation of veterans, past generations of veterans, and future generations of veterans.
Thank you.