Thank you, Mr. Chair.
There is not very much to add to what Mr. Godin said.
The only way to interpret this is that we are against closing these offices. At this time, Service Canada is unable to properly provide services to veterans. It is not true that there is a handful of veterans. I have also seen some cases.
If the conservatives are really in favour of providing appropriate services to veterans, they should do a sort of follow-up with veterans turning to Service Canada. I am sure they would see that, unfortunately, providing a range of services to veterans and meeting their needs appropriately is an extremely complex issue. They will not get the services they need at Service Canada at this time, or next year either, in my opinion.
Mr. Stoffer's motion is simply aimed at sending the government the message that it should not transfer the money to Service Canada, which is unable to provide appropriate services to veterans. Service Canada staff already have enough on their plates, from providing the services they offer to dealing with budget cuts as well. They cannot provide these services.
So please don't play innocent.