Mr. Speaker, let me first thank the hon. member for Palliser. He is a hard-working member on behalf of his constituents.
Last year, our government doubled the financial payment, now totalling up to almost $10,000, while making the program itself easier to use for veterans' families. This week, economic action plan 2014 added $108 million for the Last Post Fund to ensure that modern-day veterans of modest means can have a dignified burial.
Here is what the president of the Last Post Fund said:
I am very pleased that the issue of eligibility of modern-day Veterans for the Funeral and Burial Program has been positively dealt with in this budget.