Madam Speaker, I know the member has been working on this issue for a long time. The part that is so painful is meeting widows. Widows call me, earnestly promising me that they did not marry their partners just to get their pensions. That they perceive it that way, to me, is a great disservice to this country.
I think of Kevin and Tracy. Kevin served our country and continues to fight this. He is one of my best allies in this process. Not only is he working on this, but he helps so many veterans. Veterans and their spouses are committed to making sure that their stories and realities are heard. I listened to one spouse talk about when her husband came back from the war. He could not bear to hear the explosions in the kids' games and the whole family had to change when he was home again. The amount of work that caregivers provide is tremendous. We cannot dishonour the veterans who served our country, including RCMP veterans.
I think of Pat and Kelly. Pat is a retired corrections officer. They did work for us. We cannot punish them for finding love after 60 years of age when there are ways to fix it. I am really interested in having that discussion. I know it is not simple, but it needs to be fixed.