It's interesting that you should bring that up, because we had a number of academics in the public safety committee meeting who are far smarter than I am and who presented differing views in their study of PTSD and mental health injuries.
The one that I challenged the most was—I can't remember the name of the gentleman—the rule of the thirds. He said that 30% of those who are suffering with PTSD will recover 100%, and 30% will have an okay life; they'll be able to have a day-to-day life. He also said that 30% of them we're going to lose, regardless of what we do, so I took exception to that.
That was my first committee meeting, by the way, Mr. Chair. I took exception to that and took the whole seven minutes to grandstand and challenge this gentleman. I said that with all due respect, regardless of the letters that are behind the gentleman's name, a mental health injury—PTSD—is a traumatic brain injury. Much the same as alcoholism, you cannot erase that. You can be recovering for many, many years. You cannot erase those images from somebody. You can't simply hit reset.
On the fact that he said 30% are going to recover 100%, I challenged him on that, because at any given time there could be a smell, a sight, a sound, or even a colour that brings with it a flashback and could trigger an attack. He admitted it. You're right, he said, that's true.
There are gaps, and that's why this bill is so important. It's so we can get consistent care and diagnosis. As we all know, our health care funding and our direction come from the federal government. We need to make sure that we're mandating this for our provincial and territorial legislators and providing funds for research.