Veterans Affairs committee  We can take that back and ensure that we follow up.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. It could be fair to say that the other organizations are certainly out in front of Veterans Affairs. But it would also be true to say that some of these other organizations have more knowledge and have their feet on the ground in these circumstances and are able to have a relationship with the individuals and get things up and going.

Veterans Affairs committee  I believe you had Krista Locke here last week, who was speaking about some activities in the Atlantic region. I can make sure and come back to you on that.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon. My name is Maureen Sinnott. I am the director of strategic and enabling initiatives in the service delivery and program management division. I'm here today with Raymond Lalonde, director of the operational stress injuries national network, and Derek Sullivan, director general of Canada Remembers.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. First off, when a veteran releases from the forces and makes the transition to Veterans Affairs through our rehabilitation program, it's not simply medical or psycho-social.... We do assessments. We have providers who do assessments and work with the veteran and the participants in order to determine what their goals are, what they're interested in, and what their abilities and capabilities are.

Veterans Affairs committee  We do have some people in university now. We have some people attending colleges. We have people in trade schools. There are various different areas.

Veterans Affairs committee  If they are unable to participate, then the spouse could access the programs.

Veterans Affairs committee  If an individual has come back and has made an application to the department for a disability to be assessed, right now we've moved our turnaround time, I guess you would say, from a longer period of time. We've moved down to 16 weeks and we're aiming to get to about 12 weeks for people to have their assessments--

Veterans Affairs committee  It's a point well taken. When we speak about seamless transition from the Canadian Forces to Veterans Affairs, we speak about not just a seamless transition in having a disability application. We speak about a seamless transition in moving from one full organization to another and having a transition interview, having a discussion, having a case manager, and having assistance with making applications for, as you say, a disability benefit.

Veterans Affairs committee  For access to our...?

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, and good morning. Thanks for the opportunity to be part of the discussion. It's most interesting to follow after the discussion of Mr. Laidler from the veterans transition program. As we all know, the Department of Veterans Affairs has had a long history of providing quality support to Canadian Forces members, veterans, and their families during the transition from military to civilian life.