In the case of a disability pension--if that's related, for example--to a soldier who was wounded in Afghanistan today and who passes away as a result of that injury, that lump sum benefit would go to the widow. It started out at $250,000. Today it's $267,000 as a result of the increase in the cost of living in the last three years. So that would go tax free to the children and the family. That's in addition to the other benefits, an equal amount of money, that would come from DND to that soldier and his or her spouse and dependent children. At the end of the day it's all about the family unit, so we are there regardless of when that death occurs. We will be there for that family.
On March 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.