This is a very important point. We were talking earlier about the aboriginal veteran going into a long-term care facility. It's quite a shock for anyone to go into a long-term care facility, let alone someone who is aboriginal. You may have been an elder in the community, and now you're just a patient number in the long-term care facility. You have no connection with the cultural program.
So I believe Veterans Affairs should be involved in building supportive cultural programs, working with the aboriginal community to provide these. People could come in; traditional knowledge holders could come in; cultural groups could come in and visit the veterans, and this would lessen the shock.
Thank you.