That's a good question.
I'm compulsive with the documents. I'm sorry about that.
I hope they're helpful. I really do. I think they're very important. I am so grateful that you guys are doing this study, because, as you've come to realize, this has opened up a box and a door and a lid that's been closed for far too long and that we have to address. It addresses 600,000 transitioned veterans over the last 75 to 80 years.
Those veterans, first of all, should have all been covered 24 hours a day when in Canada under the insurance principle. We did it for World War II veterans domiciled in Canada when they were in active service, and we should have been doing it, because what we do in the military every day is train for a special duty service.
The fact that the arbitrary date of September 11, 2001, was used to say, “When you're on training, then we're going to cover you 24 hours a day....” We're on training all the time. Why wasn't that made retroactive back to 1950? It's inexcusable in my mind.
First of all, what would help solve the problem is putting everyone under the insurance principle, but I think the reverse onus is very important. It would be up to Veterans Affairs to prove that what we're claiming is not true. They would have to provide evidence. They would have to do the work, and I wouldn't have to produce so many documents.