Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have two questions.
First, you've talked about how you will reach out to veterans. One of my big concerns is about the issue of homeless veterans. We hear that some of them are living in very rough conditions. If they are indeed homeless, how on earth will they contact the department? They don't have access to Facebook or the new technologies. They are quite desperate souls.
My second question pertains to the contract beds in vets' hospitals. I have a veterans' hospital in my riding. I know it's a policy decision that post-Korean vets cannot access these beds, but I'm wondering what the cost is to the department of these contract beds. And when that last Korean vet is gone, where does that money go? Is that a savings to the department?
What concerns me about all of it is.... I believe it was Mr. Gilbert who talked about understanding military culture. Post-Korean vets have a military culture that is not necessarily going to be understood outside of the support of a place like Parkwood Hospital.