With respect to the VAC partnership with the Department of National Defence, the VAC has been a consistent advocate for Veterans Affairs to be merged with the Department of National Defence to produce a flat line of communications between DND and VAC where veterans' records could transit unhindered by corporate interfaces and the Privacy Act.
We were delighted to find that the new government's Minister of Veterans Affairs was also a DND associate deputy minister and that the VAC deputy minister, General Natynczyk, was retained in his position. General Natynczyk has a very high level of respect and trust in the veterans' community.