Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm not sure if the member from the Bloc just fell off the turnip truck or what he did, but I've been on this committee for close to a year, and we've had numerous witnesses come before us and we've studied the veterans' benefits compared to other G-7 and G-8 countries, and I think what we found is Canada is among the leaders.
Mr. Asselin is new to the committee today, and maybe is unaware of all the things that are going on. We travelled to Prince Edward Island in the spring. We heard testimony from veterans. We heard testimony from within the department. At our last meeting we heard testimony from the advisory group and asked them specifically what their relationship is like with the department. It's excellent. Okay? Excellent.
You had your little session, now I'm going to have mine.
This is exactly what the department does. It works well with its people.
It's unfortunate you brought your partisan comments to the committee today, because this is not typical of the way this committee works. I would suggest the next time you come to the committee, you talk to Mr. André or Mr. Gaudet.