I call the meeting to order. Today we start our study on health services provided to Canadian Forces personnel, with an emphasis on post-traumatic stress disorder.
We have Major-General Walter Semianiw, chief of military personnel, and Brigadier-General Hilary Jaeger, commander, Canadian Forces Health Services Group, director general of health services, and Canadian Forces surgeon general.
We'd like to welcome you both. I don't think appearing in front of a committee is new to either one of you. We'll give you the time you need to make a presentation. I understand there's going to be just one presenter, and then we'll start our rounds of questions.
We have been waiting with anticipation to start this study. It's been on our agenda for some time, and now we've got some of the issues we've dealt with out of the way, we're looking forward to this study and the forthcoming report. We think it's a critical time right now in the history of our armed forces due to the fact that we are deployed, so we want to make sure that not only are we providing them with the proper equipment and support services while they're in the field, but when they need help, the appropriate help is there for them as far as health issues are concerned.
I'll turn it over to you and we'll give you the time you need to make your presentation. Then we'll start the questioning.
Go ahead, sir.