Mr. Speaker, it is getting worse, not better. We are at a point in time where access to the benefits veterans and their families need should be easier to get, not harder, yet veterans are saying that they are having a hard time getting the necessary paperwork to apply for financial compensation and benefits, further delaying their claims. The minister knew in the spring that the benefits could be withheld, because he and his officials were warned about it. Now it is happening.
Again, what direction, if any, has the minister given Veterans Affairs to resolve this issue so that at-risk veterans and their families are not prevented from accessing the vital financial support they desperately need?