I appreciate the efforts. I'm not certain that I hear the same kind of sentiment from veterans about succeeding at it, unfortunately. Hopefully you can continue your efforts, and we'll see better results as a result of that.
Along the same lines, we often hear veterans report how much they struggle when they watch Veterans Affairs fail at some of the really simple and basic things. I'll give you an example. We're going to talk about commemoration in this case, although it's not the only area.
When the 10th anniversary of the withdrawal from Afghanistan came around in 2024, there were a lot of veterans who reported not receiving invites or that they were only invited 24 hours before. It seemed like the ceremony was really thrown together and was even criticized by the CBC because it appeared rushed. Also, when they look at the Afghanistan monument announced 11 years ago, nothing has been done on the site at all. I think it's been three years since there was an announcement of a contractor being chosen. We'll put aside all of the controversy around that, of course, but for three years it has sat there and nothing has happened.
Veterans often watch things like that and say, “If they can't even do that, how can I expect them to properly care for my injuries and the needs that I have?” What would you say to veterans who are feeling that way?