As I've already mentioned, we are making an adjustment back to steady-state operations following the conclusion of the temporary funding. We have the investment of $184.9 million over four years. That is to invest in service modernization and service delivery.
The opportunity here is working with veterans at the front end of their journey with Veterans Affairs Canada, in order to support them, engage with them and ensure that the process for reviewing disability applications.... We made investments there so that, hopefully, veterans don't have to go through the appeals process. We are not looking to reduce the appeals. We're not looking to change that. This is about supporting veterans at the beginning—supporting them in their process with Veterans Affairs Canada.
The bureau will continue to be available to support veterans, but our hope is that, by engaging with them earlier and putting resources at the beginning, we can support them before they need to get to that point.
