Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, I think there are a lot of permutations in the issue and on this theme that you could look at. That could be one. At the end of the day, we've moved ahead to define getting the support from case managers and at the same time to continue with the training of Service C

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, I think it's a good question—

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, that's a great question, and it's one of the questions the minister asked this committee to look at among all issues involving the new Veterans Charter and Veterans Affairs. I'm sure this committee will look at this item and at some point in time come with some type of

Veterans Affairs committee  I agree, Mr. Chair; therefore, the committee is going to have to get on and do its work a lot quicker. Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thanks to the committee.

Veterans Affairs committee  I would have to get back to you and provide you with that information, not about previous governments but about at what time in the past. What we do know is that between 2005 and 2006, if we take a look at what has been provided to the department, the amounts of money have incre

Veterans Affairs committee  Perhaps I can come back to a comment the chair made, simply to provide greater clarification. The chair made the comment that there are many other veterans who don't get benefits and programs and services. That's really not true. I'm not challenging the chair, but that's really

Veterans Affairs committee  The Legion pays them.

Veterans Affairs committee  I would ask the chair whether Ms. Andrea Siew could come forward.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, and I don't know who's checking your time or if I address the clerk right now. It's a great point, and it has been mentioned three times in this room. We're privileged to have Andrea Siew here. I would ask the committee to look at this, because the Royal Canadian Legion has

Veterans Affairs committee  Also as clarification for the committee Hansard, Mr. Chair, the individual who mentioned it actually went and marched with the Canadian Armed Forces—

Veterans Affairs committee  —on a gruelling march of hundreds of kilometres every day. He was there from the beginning until the end. A real bravo to him.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  When we come back to case-managed veterans, the case manager will drive to the veteran. I think we all agree and understand that this is actually happening already; it's ongoing today. We don't need to talk about office closures; this is already ongoing, be it in Sault Ste. Marie