I think it's important to know that Veterans Affairs is the one that administers the Pension Act, so anything that our members get under the Pension Act, they already have. It's one and the same for that aspect.
Here's what we found in running the scenarios, which were in simple terms. If one of our members had a disability of a certain percentage, was a certain age, and had so many kids, with a whole bunch of variables added in, how did that compare to what the new veterans charter would come out with? We were looking at the end goal of the equation. We did 20 different scenarios, and 19 times out of 20—in 95% of the cases--what we presently have--and had at that time--served our membership better.
That was because of our specific demographics, as Chief Tousignant talked about. Typically, our members are retiring or releasing at an older age. At that time, we were using duty to accommodate where the military wasn't so we could hang onto our members longer and find meaningful employment from within the ranks. We were also able to care for them while they were still there.
The things we were able to offer under the Pension Act suited our needs and presently suit our needs. We haven't been informed of any recent changes that would make us look again at the new veterans charter and take the time and effort to re-examine those scenarios.