Veterans Affairs committee  That's an excellent question. As I said in my remarks, women are 50% of the future recruiting pool. If we don't fix this, if we don't make CAF and the RCMP the employers of the 21st century, a place where women can go and serve and feel respected, safe and valued, then we're not

Veterans Affairs committee  I think that's an excellent question. How do we deal with that? If you look at the homelessness issue, the big problem for women veterans is that they are invisible because we can't find them. They don't go to the homeless shelters. The homeless shelters are too dangerous for wo

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. I think Lee-Anne hit it right on the head, in that it starts at transition. Let's go back. Homelessness is often a result of a loss of community, loss of family. It's in the first two to four years after release from the military that they're most vulnerable. If the

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much for that question. I think it's really important. My background is the army and the air force, the senator's is the navy, and Lee-Anne's is the air force and the army, so we have a lot of everything here. However, I think we can say that, environmentally, yes

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you to all the honourable members here tonight. It's an honour to be with you today and to share my experiences. I'd like give you some ideas on how you can help make a difference. I'll get right to the point. With five minutes, I might be spe