That's called delegating upward; that's perfectly fine.
Making sure that we recognize members effectively and appropriately is really part of Military Personnel Command's mandate.
That means it's up to us to manage all policies related to recognition. We do not take this task lightly. We're very serious about it. We have two committees, including a subcommittee that I chair. Those committees make recommendations to the chief of the defence staff, who then asks Rideau Hall to award those recognitions to our members.
As with pay and benefits, each operation is examined on its own merits, and time is a factor as well. Just because an operation starts at a certain level of remuneration and recognition doesn't mean that it won't change over time, because the risk level changes, too. We're seeing this very clearly in the Middle East and Europe right now, as the level of risk and difficulty changes. We adapt to the circumstances, and it's important to keep that conversation going.