Okay, let's talk about that.
We're looking for national standards. If VAC is going to work with Wounded Warriors Canada on their service dog program, could we not look at how to support them in setting and supporting some sort of national standards that we could give to another board to review?
It just feels like it's getting more and more confusing. I heard what Dr. Heber said earlier, and I absolutely understand. However, with no national standards, when a veteran gets a dog, there is no process for the normal check-ins. This is the gap.
What I hear is, “Oh, we have a tax credit.” Well, that's fantastic. Who is actually taking it? Could you guys give us the numbers? How many people have actually accessed that tax credit? The other number I would love to see is how many people tried to access that but couldn't, and what the reasons were. Do we have any information on that?
I guess there are two questions. First, since they're already receiving support from VAC, could Wounded Warriors Canada be a venue to start setting some of those national standards, even preliminary ones, for us to push up the line and see how it goes? That's one question.
Second, do we know how many people actually got the tax credit? I talked earlier about a veteran who had a service dog and was homeless. He did not have thousands and thousands of dollars to put forward to get a dog. He lost his dog not too long ago. Who is accessing the tax credit? How many people have been denied? Could we get those numbers?
Those are my two questions. I hope they were clear.