Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Gentlemen, thank you for being here. It's a surprise to me that you're here, and it's probably a surprise to you.
The reason we're here and studying this is that back at the end of March the Veterans Ombudsman issued a pretty detailed and damning report as a result of the very high overturn rate of cases under judicial review coming out of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board. He said that he had to “conclude that improvements to the board's decision-making are needed to restore the trust of those who turned to it for redress.”
My first question is for both of you. On a day-to-day basis, last week and next week, your employment includes making representations to the board. Is that right?