Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much for being here.
I have a number of questions, but I wanted to focus in on what Mr. Kokkonen and I think Mr. Eggenberger said in regard to concerns. I think you used the word “irritant”. Coming back to Mr. Stoffer's question, you talk about those who served under the understanding of “unlimited liability”, and you say that, in return, Canada “has a duty to provide [appropriate] care to its wounded, injured, sick, and aged veterans”.
This pertains to the fact that they are indeed closing long-term care beds for veterans. The World War II and Korean veterans are disappearing, and those beds are gone. We keep hearing over and over again that all is well, and that it's fine that this care is transferred down to the province. My question is, though, is this the obligation of the province or does the federal government have a real role that it should be playing instead of downloading to the provinces?