When budget 2019 was announced, as I noted, we had no information about this group of individuals to even know what their needs were or how this fund could properly address their needs. We did not want to create a fund that did not meet the needs of the survivors who were targeted.
As such, we engaged in two elements of research, one being the qualitative research as introduced by Dr. Li today. I want to indicate that there was a lot of work done with Dr. Li to support recruitment. Veterans Affairs Canada shared on its social media the study that was under way and how participants were needed. We also supported mail-outs and offered to engage veterans organizations.
The second element was the quantitative data piece that was undertaken with Statistics Canada. That was absolutely pivotal to inform us of the size and characteristics of this population. As I mentioned, that population is around 4,500 people.