Mr. Chairman, thank you.
In response to Mr. Stoffer's question, what we've written here is the construction paragraph that you find in the Pension Act and many other acts that came before it. It's not found in the new Veterans Charter. As veterans associations that were involved at the time, we understand that this is something that we missed, and we accept our responsibility in that. But never before has any government of this country ever questioned that there is a social covenant or a legal, moral, or social obligation to care for its veterans, until recently, within the context of the new Veterans Charter. The only thing we can point to is the fact that this is conveniently now missing in the new legislation. We would like it to be put back in, and we think that might stop any of the questions. Then it would be very clear that this country and its successive governments do have an obligation to care for and compensate injured veterans.
Thank you.