Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. Different aspects of the program would have different approaches to accessing. For example, as I mentioned earlier, one of the models that are part of the program, one of the key principles I mentioned, is self-managed care, and that means, for many of the services we provide, that the veteran can play a key role in choosing providers in his or her community to provide the services.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Marcus. I'll continue and talk about the veterans independence program and the research study. The veterans independence program, or VIP, which you're familiar with, serves just over 100,000 clients across Canada. About 6,400 of these receive nursing home care. It's our flagship program for seniors.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much. This is David Pedlar speaking from Charlottetown. First, I want to extend my apologies for not being able to participate in person. I did make two efforts to get to Ottawa yesterday, and I failed on both counts due to flight cancellations, so I hope the committee will accept my apology.