Yes, thank you for the question. Mr. Parent and I respectfully disagree on this one. We've talked about this for many months.
We would like to see, as the member is suggesting, that when you're dealing with totally and permanently incapacitated veterans at the age of 65, you continue the earnings loss benefit at 100%. What is concerning is the example you've raised, Mr. Chicoine. If the veteran does not receive any PIA, he already has ELB or SISIP at 75% of his military income, so you're really talking about 70% of 75%, which is 50%. What is crystal clear is that if this new provision, this RISB, is going to work, there's going to have to be an enhancement of the ELB and an enhancement of the PIA, so that the numbers will make more sense at the age of 65. It is our view that the RISB is a half measure because it basically talks in terms of a percentage of a percentage.
One of the things that we have felt strongly and which Guy and I have talked about many times is, should you really apply what is the private and public sector model of 70%, which public servants are certainly getting? We're talking about seriously disabled veterans. Their circumstances don't change at the age of 65.