Well, I understand that there was a paradigm shift right after the Cold War and that Canadian forces were in Europe and prepared for a different kind of war, and we've gone from that nuclear posturing to limited conflicts. I'm very familiar with that, but there seems to be a problem with authority here. There seems to be a problem with interpretation when it comes to implementing the Emergencies Act and recognizing that this was a Gulf War.
The associate minister agrees that this was a war, in her terminology. You agree that it's a war in this terminology. You've said to my colleague Mr. Desilets that you have the authority to make this change. Why don't we go out, make an announcement, call this a war and let's get it done—done and dusted? This committee can go on and do some good work dealing with other challenges that Veterans Affairs is dealing with.