I'd like to thank you both for being here today. I know we had a chance to meet a couple of months ago.
You talked a little bit about the transition team and the goal of maybe getting us to the point that the same person from DND would follow the member to Veterans Affairs. I'm going to ask a question that you might not want to answer, but why is Veterans Affairs separate from DND? It seems to me that there is a duplication of services happening.
The transition is not smooth because of sharing of information or lack of sharing of information. There is the introduction of new people in the veterans' life because they are no longer in DND. Now you're a veteran, so you lose your identity and you're no longer a DND member. You were a Canadian Armed Forces member and you're now a veteran.
I'm curious why they are separate entities. I would just like your thoughts on that.