We actually track all of our World War II veterans. We track many Korean veterans, because the national association is here, and then there are the provincial associations—they're all members there—and between the two layers we keep track of all our members.
We're looking particularly for elders who, like this, need VIP. But we realize there are shortcomings in these things, like in the door knob example, and I'll draw the honourable member's attention to the last page of our presentation.
We formed the Canadian Aboriginal Veterans Benevolent Association, which we're working into a registered charity, to raise money for those things. So we'll be able to provide services where there are shortfalls in funding.
We understand the need for financial stability in the country, and we support the government in those facts. To date, we've built our organization without any public money, not that we won't at some time.... There will be occasions. But anyway, we've federally incorporated a benevolent association to raise moneys through industry and other avenues, and this is what this will be for, because there are people living on the streets. They fall through the cracks at VAC, and sometimes when they come to our attention we can have funding there to act.
We act now. It's been mentioned here. We have very good relationships with all the service officers in the various other national associations, and the Royal Canadian Legion and our own service officers. If we identify somebody, and in our case it doesn't matter if they're aboriginal or not.... We've come across a World War II veteran in his nineties who needed VIP. We immediately took steps to inform the Royal Canadian Legion command in Vancouver and they had somebody out there to assess him.