Veterans Affairs committee  That is a general question. I will try to give you a somewhat general answer, while being as precise as possible. Since 1991, during the Gulf War, a combination of problems has been called the “Gulf War syndrome”. That syndrome included a number of non-subjective symptoms, found in soldiers deployed during the Gulf War.

Veterans Affairs committee  Bonjour, everyone. Good morning. I have a few introductory remarks I'm told should be about less than 20 minutes, or do you want something tighter?

Veterans Affairs committee  I will start in French. The committee established by the Minister of Veterans Affairs in December 2011 is made up of five individuals who were given the mandate to study one issue: depleted uranium. I could read you the mandate we were given, but it is in the report. Essentially, the mandate comes down to two questions: is depleted uranium harmful to human health?