In it's simplest form, that recommendation is intended to encourage VAC to colour as close to the line as possible when making determinations. Sometimes if you colour a little outside the lines it's okay if the person gets the help they need. That's what that recommendation is intended to do. I think we recognize that within the existing legislative and regulatory framework, VAC is trying to do that. By rolling back the policy and putting part of the new guideline into effect in May, they've moved more in that direction, but it really requires legislative and regulatory attention to make sure that family members get this independent access to mental health treatment for service-related illness. It requires that kind of clarity. Most of the benefits are really linked to the veteran and not to the individual family member under existing legislation and regulations.
On February 17th, 2021. See this statement in context.