Thank you very much, Mr. Hillier. I think this is a good opportunity to sit down with you and the department to discuss some of the speculation of the past couple of weeks. I think it's very important as members of the veterans affairs committee.... I know I have several thousand veterans in my riding who were quite concerned about the media reports that were coming out over the last couple of weeks and, quite frankly, the speculation that they were actually not going to get the full services and benefits they were deserving of—as early as next month.
I have a question for you. If an individual stated that the Government of Canada was directly cutting $226 million in compensation and financial support for ex-soldiers, would that be an accurate statement?