Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Stoffer.
I will make my comments very brief. As I've already stated, when we're speaking of the gentlemen like Major-General Lewis MacKenzie, Colonel Don Ethell, a large number of our senior officers, 112 of them to be exact, have sent me letters and e-mails telling me they were not aware that their pension was going to be reduced at age 65 until they became 65 themselves. All of these supporters have also told us the same thing. As the financial counsellor of the Maritime Command, I was not aware, and therefore I was lecturing three to five times a week to all rank levels, including the admiral.
Thank you, sir.