It really is. As part of our commitment to financial security in budget 2016, we fulfilled our mandate commitment to increase the earnings loss benefit from 75% of a soldier's pre-release salary to 90% of a veteran's indirect monthly salary. These changes came into effect on October 1, 2016. Really, they will go a long way to putting more money in the pockets of our men and women who have served in our military and will enable them to do more with their families. We're very proud of this commitment. Those cheques have been rolling since October 1.
Really, it's about our men and women who find themselves in Veterans Affairs Canada being in the middle class and about allowing them better outcomes. Without financial security, you don't have much security at all. You aren't able to reach your “new normal”. You aren't able to concentrate on your therapies. You're not able to concentrate on moving your life forward. We're very proud of making that commitment. It was a very important part of our whole suite of benefits and the changes we're making to try to make things better in our department.