Veterans Affairs committee  I can just keep on talking? Okay.

Veterans Affairs committee  Again, I'll answer as a lawyer, and then I'll try to move on to comprehensive things. Benefit of the doubt is basically an onus of evidence rule that lies in many aspects of the legislation dealing with veterans affairs. In a nutshell, the legislator is saying forget the normal

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  There were two in June, three in the fall, so it's eleven after May.

Veterans Affairs committee  No. The criteria are efficient. They're producing the type of candidate we want to see, want to test, want to interview, and whom we want to put on the list.

Veterans Affairs committee  Of course.

Veterans Affairs committee  In my rapid review of those statistics, favourability rates are slightly higher with single-member panels.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's very important, I think.

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, that's the balancing act. You're asking a lawyer, and if you ask a lawyer to write down in black and white how something should be defined, you're in trouble, basically, because it could be very lengthy. But it will also be very precise. My understanding of the efficiency

Veterans Affairs committee  It's 26.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, because then it's 29 permanent members—that's three-year terms or more. There is an unlimited number of temps.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  I think veterans' family members are an integral part of a veteran's compensation and care package, so I would, indeed.

Veterans Affairs committee  A total of 102,000.