Thank you.
In 1990 when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, an international coalition stepped up. That included thousands of brave Canadians. They fought what is known by everyone as the Gulf War or the Persian Gulf War. That is all over the website of Veterans Affairs Canada and many other government websites. It's identified quite correctly as the Gulf War, yet for the veterans who served this country in the Persian Gulf, their service is not considered wartime service. I think when most Canadians hear that they are shocked.
Mr. Harris, could you provide us some indication as to why that in fact is the case? Why does Veterans Affairs not recognize their important service as wartime service? Are there are any plans or discussions taking place to consider changing that and affording wartime service status to those brave men and women?