I'll provide a quick overview, then I'll turn it over to Inspector Boughen to provide more details.
Back in about 2005-06, the RCMP conducted a thorough analysis of the new veterans charter to try to determine if we should adopt it and work with it. The conclusion that came out of the analysis, which was done in conjunction with the work done with the OSFI, was that the system and benefits we presently have meet the needs of RCMP members. The Canadian Forces employees and mandate are somewhat different from those of the RCMP, so our needs are different.
Based on those analyses, including over 1,500 surveys and interviews with people receiving the benefits right now, and having run numerous scenarios on the financial aspect of the benefits, it was determined that remaining with the program we had better met our needs. I'll ask Rich to provide some more details.