We've heard some excellent testimony on that from Sean Bruyea. He said that when we compare the benefits that all veterans had from World War I right up to 2006, they were covered under the Pension Act. Prior to that, there were other lifelong pensions in place.
He said:
There is one important aspect for a committee that cares about families, spouses and children: They were always compensated separately under the Pension Act. That changed in 2006, and since then, the situation has not improved. There is no extra money for a married person or a person with dependants or a person with children. In order to harmonize the benefits, yes, we know what the costs would be, and Parliament would not be happy about approving that, but it's an easy fix if we ignore the money part. All we have to do is replace the pain and suffering compensation under the Veterans Well-being Act with the Pension Act, and there, it's done.
That's his testimony. How do you see that?