Veterans Affairs committee  I would start by stating that the pension for life has not yet received approval. I acknowledge it was announced in the budget. It's not part of the main estimates, but I can provide an explanation of the investment calculation should you wish. The $3.6 billion investment in the

Veterans Affairs committee  That's because the investments do not in any way mean that the Government of Canada will have spent the $4.2 billion that was on the table in the budget letter in 2017-18. The initial investment that is booked in the accrual accounting represents the additional investment of all

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, it's complex.

Veterans Affairs committee  I can understand that. We do a careful walk between the accrual numbers and the cash numbers, and we can provide some background information to clarify that as well.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, it hasn't changed.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, and the issue is that we have a system of internal controls where we assess, on a constant basis, the intake and the projected intake, and adjust as may be required.

Veterans Affairs committee  May I add something? The education and training benefit is $133.9 million over six years.

Veterans Affairs committee  Right. It's to provide up to $80,000 to veterans in support of post-secondary—

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm sorry, what page are you on, please?

Veterans Affairs committee  Oh, there is a plethora of transfers, grants, and contributions to persons. I have an entire list. I will be happy to provide it.

Veterans Affairs committee  It will be my pleasure.

Veterans Affairs committee  There are different ways to measure personnel. PSPC has full-time equivalents. Then we have the salary-wage envelope, but to answer your question, in short, we have approximately 2,750 full-time equivalents in the department, representing that amount of salary that has been appro

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, with approved Treasury Board submissions, we have had increases in staff, most notably on the front lines, as we've been discussing. I think the important thing to note in Veterans Affairs Canada is that just under 94% of the entire allocation is spent on benefits and servi

Veterans Affairs committee  It indexed to the CPI.

Veterans Affairs committee  May I make a correction? You asked the question about the caregiver recognition benefit. It's a tax-free benefit of $1,000 a month, which goes directly to the caregiver, and is indexed annually to keep pace with inflation. My apologies—