Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here today. We appreciate what you bring to the understanding of this committee.
I did want to pursue, though, the question that Mr. Stoffer introduced. That has to do with numbers of veterans.
We've heard—I believe it was from Mr. Hillier—that the number of traditional veterans is decreasing. World War II and Korean War vets are fewer in numbers. Savings were anticipated as a result of that. But this brief indicates that the number of Canadian Forces veterans who receive benefits and services from VAC is increasing. I would assume that these are the modern-day veterans and that their needs would be more complex and would demand a great deal more from Veterans Affairs Canada.
Could you square that circle in terms of what seems to be a contradictory statement? We have heard numbers indicating that since 2005 the numbers of veterans who have needed support have indeed increased.