Mr. Casey, once again, I find it rather curious that members of this committee are questioning the validity of veterans' opinions. There's been a lot of talk about the survey today. Whether scientific or not, 12,000 Canadians responded, and the vast majority of those people were veterans. The vast majority of them told us that the Stimson team's concept better represented their bravery, their sacrifices and their contribution to the mission.
So, I'm baffled when I see that, once again, veterans' opinions are being questioned. We're in the process of creating a memorial for veterans, so it's essential that we listen to them.
As I said, it's rather unusual for 12,000 people to respond to such a survey. That means there were a lot of people who were very interested in expressing their opinions. As Minister of Veterans Affairs, my priority is to make sure that we listen to them.