Thank you, Chair.
I really appreciate your being here this morning. I want to focus on the whole question of eligibility that you spoken about.
We have a quote from Bernard Butler, assistant deputy minister at Veterans Affairs. It says, “The financial, physical, and mental well-being of eligible veterans and their families is our goal and the strategic outcome to which many of the programs and services of Veterans Affairs Canada contribute.”
You talked today as well about determining eligibility, and simply checking a box should allow Veterans Affairs to immediately accept that decision. That really is the role of the Canadian Armed Forces as they're serving. This eligibility is a huge issue to so many. They fight so hard to be recognized as eligible. A lot of times it seems to be very subjective.
I'm just wondering how you see this issue. It is so important to our armed service members as they're transitioning to be able to be trusted, first of all, and second, to have that information available the way it should be available to them.