Thank you.
Good morning and welcome. We're very pleased to have you here.
We all know we're dealing with difficult issues. I think it's fair to say that anybody who's a member of this committee is certainly wanting to help and be part of the solution.
In your presentations and comments, I think you've shown the kind of challenges that we all face. Anything from groups working on fixing the charter and making it better, to the fact that the charter is basically rejected because it's the wrong thing to do, is part of the challenge we face. That's the kind of question I'd like to ask.
I believe in all faith that when the former government introduced the charter the intent was to make life better for veterans. I really believe that. The present government that we're part of looked at it that way, asking where we go with this.
I will start by saying, as I've said several times, particularly on the problems with SISIP, that we are facing things we have to correct. I don't think there's any question about that.
Rather than go back into the detail again... You've expressed it very well, and I do understand the sense of frustration and emotion, I really do, and we've heard it from others. But what I'm trying to get at is that we have a charter in place now. With all due respect to Captain Gray, I wouldn't want to leave this morning saying the charter is wrong, that we have to get rid of it and start all over. That's not going to happen. That definitely will not happen.
My first question to all of you, then, is about the fact that there are 16 recommendations coming forward from veterans organizations in the veteran review process in regard to trying to make this a living document. I'll start there. We can get into the details later.
First, Ms. Richard, if those 16 recommendations put forward by the veterans group now are accepted, what difference would that make with the issues you're facing? Are you comfortable with that? I'm not trying to put you on the spot.
Or Captain Gray?