Thanks for your question. I'll give you an answer, and I'll invite Mr. Hillier to respond as well.
In the first instance, I would say we do gain lots of feedback from veterans organizations. I have a very close working relationship with the Royal Canadian Legion. I meet with the Legion on a regular basis. We hear back from folks like Wayne Johnston from Wounded Warriors, True Patriot Love Foundation, Canada Company, other organizations that are plugged into the veterans community, and all of the other veterans advocacy groups in various parts of the country.
We've also done outreach to bases. We've visited 20 bases across the country in the last year and a half. We've done presentations to over 6,200 Canadian forces personnel, with a view to both getting the services and support available to them through Veterans Affairs to themselves and their families and to hear back on their concerns. We do have a very regular and constant pipeline of feedback to us.
With respect to whether they should be part of the steering committee per se, my sense is no. It's really there to guide the program and policy development, the harmonization, and the ongoing synergy between the departments, which is really the business of ensuring we have a seamless handshake between the two organizations. In view of everything I've said, I do not see a requirement for them to be part of that committee.
Mr. Chair, I'd invite Mr. Hillier to comment.