Thank you, Mr. Chair, and yes, you have been very liberal with the time. I certainly appreciate that on behalf of those who are here today.
I also want to say, Mr. Chair, thank you so much. I know the scheduling at this time of year can be tight, but having all four of these witnesses here today for effectively an hour and 45 minutes is critical.
Mr. Cousineau, I want to go right to you. Throughout the committee's study over the last two sessions, we've hear about the difficulty that has come up with developing a “made in Canada” national service standard. The CGSB has pulled back, Veterans Affairs has had their input and we've heard from other witnesses that there was no agreement. Everybody was trying to come together and things eventually broke down.
I want to ask you, sir, how we get to a Canadian national standard. What does that look like?