Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Doherty, for being here today to discuss the bill.
We worked together when I was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, so I understand how sensitive you are to this issue.
The preamble to the bill says that assaults on health care professionals and first responders have both a physical and a psychological impact.
Do you have any data on that impact? Are health care professionals and first responders assaulted at higher rates than workers in other fields?