I'd like to comment on that. I really appreciate, first of all, the work your committee members do for the veterans and for the process of making sure that we get it right for veterans.
Not always is it an easy task for an individual who is appointed to fill these responsibilities, because they are heavy responsibilities. I want to thank your members for the work they've done, especially in clearing up that large backlog, and for taking the time to do what they've done, which was go across the country and make sure that veterans were taken care of.
I also want to pick up on a comment--I like the road Mr. Stoffer was going down--about efficiencies and what I would call red tape. So often we experience, at least in my riding, people being frustrated by the process of dealing with government programs that seemingly tend to grow, become more complex, and become more laden with requirements and forms that need to be filled out. We hear it every day of the week in my constituency office. It is, to a large extent, my staff simplifying issues for people.
I'm sure this has been an issue all along the line. I think that streamlining administrative red tape is an area for future governments to concentrate on; I'll put it like that.
From your vantage point on this board, have you been directly or indirectly involved in how this issue--reducing red tape, if you will, and making sure that issues are handled on a timely basis--is being addressed in your area of dealing with veterans?