Thank you very much, Chair.
I really appreciate your all being here today. Clearly, you have a good handle on the dynamics and the challenges that our veterans are facing.
I'd like to ask our union representatives who are here today a question. In testimony to this committee on March 10, the deputy minister of Veterans Affairs committed to providing this committee with the department's plan to clear the backlog. He promised to provide that in 30 days.
My question is this: Has the deputy minister or the minister consulted with the union directly to develop their plan to clear the backlog? If they have, when did those consultations take place?