Colonel, you're the mental health expert in the forces. Presumably we all agree with the kind of high-minded notions of how people ought to be looked after that we heard from Colonel Lawson, from the chief medical personnel, and from the chief medical officer, but how is it that we keep hearing reports such as we just heard about the medical officer telling an individual if he can't look after himself, how can he look after a dog? Individual soldiers are afraid to come forward or afraid to admit to a relapse because they might lose their jobs; they are postponing seeking treatment until it's perhaps too late. How is it that these things continue to happen and we continue to hear about them?
On December 6th, 2012. See this statement in context.