Veterans Affairs committee  It would have been published in March 2010. The reports on plans and priorities are part of the government budgetary cycle. I don't have the exact date, but it would have been part of the spring budgetary cycle.

Veterans Affairs committee  Sorry, 2011. Je m'excuse.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, it would have been available at the time the government tabled its estimates in the House.

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, Mr. Chair, I won't comment on that. All I can say is that the information was out there earlier and people choose to look at information at their convenience. So I won't speculate.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. There has been a gradual reduction in the number of Second World War veterans. The data are quite clear. And as I mentioned in my opening comments, for the first time in the history of the department, we have more modern-day veterans than traditional veterans. When you get

Veterans Affairs committee  We'll just get the number, but in 2005 I think it was around $3.1 billion to $3.2 billion. It was roughly in that order of magnitude.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, what you would have to look at when you look at the amount of money that's been injected into Veterans Affairs is the cumulative amount. We do our budget on a yearly basis. In fact, given that the budget went up, may we say, by $300 million per year for five years, that is ac

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll start with case management and my colleague, James, might want to talk about some of the policy work that is going on. Case management is at the heart of our business in many ways. I want to stress that not all of the clients or veterans at Veterans Affairs are case manage

Veterans Affairs committee  We are not cutting, as I—

Veterans Affairs committee  That's correct.

Veterans Affairs committee  That is correct. And, again, I stress that these are forecasts that can be adjusted, if in fact the need proves to be greater than the forecast.

Veterans Affairs committee  They are quasi-statutory. That's correct.

Veterans Affairs committee  Most definitely.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  Those who need to see it.