Mr. Speaker, for any veteran who is in a dire situation, we have the emergency fund in place if an emergency situation has taken place.
On the backlog, which is a major issue, I indicated to my hon. colleague that we have invested just under $200 million to make sure we hire more staff; to make sure the department is coordinated better; to make sure that when a file is dealt with, it is dealt with by a group of people so that veterans will not have to go from one area to another; and to make sure that it is done faster.
We will make sure that we address this backlog. It will take time, but we—