Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to also welcome our clerk for the day.
I thank all of those who have served with the RCMP for their service.
My pre-political career was as a Crown counsel for the last 10 years, so I understand tremendously all the sacrifices that you make to keep us safe. Like one of the witnesses mentioned, I have a child who's autistic, so I understand the circumstances there, and even my pre-law career was as a federal parole officer, so I feel as though I have a few connections here.
This to me is a non-partisan issue. It's not a Conservative, Liberal, NDP or Bloc issue. This is something that concerns us all. In fact, I have somebody close to me—too close, I thought, to nominate or suggest as a witness—who was a veteran of both the Armed Forces and the RCMP who married over 60. I've had discussions with him and his partner about this situation.
I may have missed this, but to the National Association of Federal Retirees, I'm just wondering if there has ever been a charter challenge to this legislation.