Thank you very much, Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for being here today. I appreciate it.
You mentioned the billions of dollars available for veterans. However, we have had a serious issue with not being able to supply those dollars because of the backlogs. I understand that they're becoming more reasonable over time, but I have to ask why it seems that it's taking so long for VAC to understand what the.... I hear case managers saying that they're overloaded and they need more, with a long-term vision for serving our veterans. This has been a huge issue.
Is there a plan to actually make sure those dollars get out the door and those programs get out the door the way they need to, with the use of our case managers in numbers that will actually provide for the needs of our veterans?