Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here. I truly appreciate it. I have a number of questions, and I'll try to be succinct. I look forward to your answers.
The minister's mandate letter says that one of the goals is to “re-establish lifelong pensions as an option for our injured veterans...[while ensuring] that every injured veteran has access to financial advice and support so that they can determine the form of compensation that works best for them and their families.”
Veterans took that to mean that a lifelong pension would be re-established, period. Can you elaborate on what this does in fact mean, and how it differs from what veterans expected during the federal campaign in 2015?