Sorry; I lost my train of thought here.
Essentially the point I was making is how difficult it is to navigate the bureaucracy of VAC. In particular, the veterans do not have choice in terms of their treatment program and apparently, of late, with the outsourcing of services. They have limited choice in terms of their care providers, be it psychology, psychiatry, occupational therapy, physical therapy and so on.
I'm a proud Canadian. I'm a child of immigrants. I feel a lot of shame about the way our women veterans have been treated. Our military is more important now than ever, given the unstable and volatile nature or our interconnected world. Canada has a vital world to play.
Women are the fastest-growing group in the military and constitute more than 50% of the future recruiting pool—50%. This is really important.
I've reviewed a lot of hours of previous testimony in preparing for this meeting. I was, of course, struck by the devastating stories of suffering of these women veterans—