“--and that the government should--”
Evidence of meeting #4 for Health in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was rcmp.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #4 for Health in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was rcmp.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joy Smith
I'm going to ask you to stop. We're going to ask for unanimous consent to go ahead with this motion.
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Liberal
Joyce Murray Liberal Vancouver Quadra, BC
I'll just complete the motion, Madam Chair.
“--that the Canadian government should--“
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Conservative
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Liberal
Joyce Murray Liberal Vancouver Quadra, BC
“--refrain from advancing the failed right-wing ideologies--“
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Some hon. members
No.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joy Smith
Now we're going to go on with....
Ms. Murray, do you have a question? I'll start your time over.
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An hon. member
We did not have unanimous consent?
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A voice
No.
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Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you all.
I appreciate that Mr. Stoffer recognized everyone.
I'd like to particularly recognize Ms. Smith. You had a very difficult job to do today. It took tremendous courage, and I thank you for sharing about your husband. I will keep his picture--the gentle giant with the beautiful smile. So thank you.
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Some hon. members
Hear, hear.
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Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
I'm really concerned about this issue, and I'd like to ask how many mental health professionals are currently employed by the RCMP.
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Insp Rich Boughen
There are approximately 14, one per division, more or less. But again, they're not psychologists who offer treatment. They are people who are more in the area of looking at trends for things like undercover operations, integrated child exploitation units, assessing those particular people in high-risk areas.
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Liberal
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Insp Rich Boughen
There are roughly 19,000.
Our treatment needs go out to the community, so we look for both mental health issues and physical health issues to be done at the community level.
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Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
That's a staggering statistic. How many of those 14 are clinical psychologists?
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Insp Rich Boughen
I don't have that information before me.
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Liberal
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Insp Rich Boughen
We don't have that information presently. As Staff Sergeant Brown said, I can tell you that we have a number of people who have applied for pensions through Veterans Affairs for an operational stress injury, but I don't have the number who are diagnosed with operational stress injuries.
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Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Is that being tracked somewhere? What is the trend for that?
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Insp Rich Boughen
Presently our systems aren't allowing us to do that.
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Liberal
Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON
Okay.
Can you take us through the process of someone coming forward and not feeling particularly well? What happens from that point?