Veterans Affairs committee  Ms. Pellerin will start, and then I'll add, Mr. Chair.

Veterans Affairs committee  I think that's fair, yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  Access is not new. What's new is that we're dealing with a new generation, not just as it relates to veterans. If I look at my family, my kids, they're from a different generation. They want it now. They want an answer this afternoon. In fact, sometimes that's possible. Sometimes

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll start off, Mr. Chair, by saying that at the first application, in the vicinity of 70% of veterans get a yes or a partial yes: their claim is accepted in full or in part. I might want to point out that through the initiatives that have been announced by the minister and pre

Veterans Affairs committee  Certainly in the case management plan, we always encourage family members to participate. The veteran can bring who she or he wants: a friend, a buddy, a spouse. It's up to the veteran. I want to be very clear. The reality is that our case managers do not provide clinical interv

Veterans Affairs committee  Ms. Pellerin will respond.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's important to note, Mr. Chair, that prior to the new Veterans Charter, the figure was zero, that we didn't do it. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Veterans Affairs committee  There are 63.

Veterans Affairs committee  It has not costed all of them.

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, I wouldn't want to speculate on that. I just referred to when the minister was before this committee; the ombudsman, as the minister indicated, has important input into the process. So have veterans' organizations; so have the parliamentarians around this table. I woul

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, it is first of all a case of defining what the changes would be and estimating the number of veterans who would be impacted by them; then it becomes a bit of a mathematical exercise. Let me give you an example, Mr. Chair. If you were to increase, for example, the top e

Veterans Affairs committee  We're just looking up the number for you. We have it right here.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  There are probably about ten people in Charlottetown.