Mr. Speaker, as the member will appreciate, there are many urgent issues. For example, we would like to extend benefits to dependent children of members of the forces killed in the line of duty. We would like to enhance compensation for prisoners of war. We would like to extend benefits to other veterans. We would like to extend benefits for overseas veterans. We could not do everything at the same time. At this time we have done our best, and I think from now on and into the future the spouses will be eligible for the veterans independence program.
In the House of Commons on September 15th, 2003. See this statement in context.