I like your optimism with “as COVID comes to an end”. A lot of people would say we're going to be with this for a long time.
No, I haven't seen that happen. I haven't heard that, but from an RCMP member's perspective, obviously there has to be an injury in service first and then a permanent disability in order to make an application. I think what you will see is that as our members.... If you're talking about COVID-related injuries, we tried to get a presumptive diagnosis agreed to from the RCMP so that—because our members were working right through COVID and the impacts of COVID—should there be a respiratory ailment down the road, there's a presumptive diagnosis expediting that. We're waiting to hear back on how the RCMP will look at that.
I think what you will see is an increase in retroactive applications down the road through Veterans Affairs, because I think through COVID, people are just not paying attention. They just don't have the time or they'd rather focus on family and things outside of work and things that have to deal with work. When COVID is done—I'll share your optimism—I think you'll see people start to refocus on what their benefits are and what they can apply for as they go down that road.