Veterans Affairs committee  It goes in line with what Staff Sergeant Casault mentioned. I think we need to communicate more about what is out there and the process for accessing these pensions and these awards, including the documentation and the process for doing so. We've done that on our internal Infow

Veterans Affairs committee  Last year the RCMP undertook a study and held focus groups with employees. As a result of the study, learning products were created. The goal was to create awareness and education for seeing the signs and reacting to them. To voice a bit of our commissioner's stance on things,

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm actually the RCMP representative on the VAC-DND steering committee. We meet regularly. I took note of Staff Sergeant Casault's recommendation to have information and pamphlets and so on and so forth provided to our health offices and maybe down in the regions and divisions. T

Veterans Affairs committee  There's a whole other sector that deals with international peacekeeping missions. We go for shorter missions that are basically from six to nine months long. There's psychological and physical testing prior to departure, and again when they return, for fitness for duty and to mak

Veterans Affairs committee  At this time, CM Garry Roy, a civilian member under occupational health and safety, is the full-time VAC liaison. He currently works two days in the office with us in the policy centre, on Mondays and Fridays, and on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, he's with VAC downtown in