Every meeting for several weeks you have called us to order and pointed out that we are examining the new Veterans Charter. So it would be worthwhile to ask questions about the charter. However, as you know, the witnesses, in their testimony, prompt us to talk about what they want. Our questions are asked based on their testimony. If their testimony is not about the Veterans Charter, our questions also will not be about the charter. Ms. Matteau, on the other hand, will definitely talk about it in her testimony, because she is directly affected since her son received the lump sum and not the pension. She will be able to talk to us about the harm caused by the fact that it is a lump sum instead of a pension. She and her son are in that situation right now. It would not be necessary to be calling us to order all the time. We would actually be talking about the new Veterans Charter, there would be a specific case. That is why it's important.
On April 29th, 2010. See this statement in context.