Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Pickering—Scarborough East for his hard work for our veterans.
Of the five great initiatives announced by the Minister of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for injured veterans, two have already come into effect. Effective April 1, we have expanded the eligibility criteria for the permanent impairment allowance, so more veterans are eligible for financial support each month.
Also effective April 1, the earnings loss benefit is now calculated in the same way for reserve force veterans as it is for regular force veterans, and this is all about respect for veterans.
I encourage the opposition to support these initiatives and our other government initiatives.