It's a great question, and it's one I think we really need to study.
It comes down to what we want our veterans to become at the end of the day. Do we want them to be productive members back in society? The only reason why I know of a different world is that I spend a lot of time in the United States with a lot of American veterans. Literally everyone I interact with has their “dream job” but they're still collecting their injury benefits. Their injury benefits aren't as good as ours. We have very good injury benefits but to get them is so hard, and then you're locked out of working.
I can tell you first-hand that those veterans, despite their injuries, seem to be doing quite well. I would love to see that type of structure here. It's not like we haven't had it in the past. My grandfather got injured during the Second World War. He got his injury pension, or his pension, and then continued to work for CN for the rest of his life with no clawbacks. He then enjoyed the rest of his 40 years as an able-bodied working individual in Montreal.
That's kind of what we have to come to grips with. What are we doing long term, and why do we have this incentive structure in place? I think that would be the most important question.
