Veterans Affairs committee  They just have to integrate. That's all they have to do: be integratable, be able to speak to each other. That's all we're looking for.

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely.

Veterans Affairs committee  It would help us, but I think talking to the front-line staff at Veterans Affairs and using their solutions would be the best thing for all of us. They're the ones who are there.

Veterans Affairs committee  You have to read through all the medical records. Those medical records can be 18 volumes long, and it takes an hour per volume.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  We don't get them until we get approval from the veteran to have access. Then we have to apply for access, and then Veterans Affairs will.... It takes about a week before we usually see them. Going back to what Ms. Vaillancourt was saying, there should be one system for all of this.

Veterans Affairs committee  Accessible, yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm not sure—

Veterans Affairs committee  I had put it up because it was getting in my way. We're definitely not going to see a decrease in the number of claims coming through, but what we will see is the instantaneous applications being approved. If the Department of National Defence is very clear in its paperwork that they have an injury due to service—whether it's the VSA or the CM or whoever—they can just look at that and say, “Yes, okay.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm going to echo what Comrade Ray has just talked about. I did have some speaking notes here, but some of it is things that he has already said. I'm not going to waste everyone's time regurgitating things. I'm more of a “get 'er done” type of person and don't keep beating things to death.