Yes, sir. In and around 2003-04, we had 229 mental health care professionals in the military. That included military and civilian psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, mental health nurses, and addiction specialists.
With the approval of the mental health initiative, we have increased that to 321 providers now, and we are working towards bringing that up to 447 mental health care professionals in 2009.
Along with that, from 2004 to 2009 we are investing $98 million into mental health in the Canadian Forces, which is quite a substantial amount. To put it into perspective, if you look at the number of mental health care professionals right now, we have one mental health care professional for every 202 members in the Canadian Forces. In 2009, at 447 mental health care professionals, we will have one mental health care professional for every 145 members of the Canadian Forces. It is a very robust capability. Indeed, every member of the Canadian Forces has access to mental health services. They only have to ask for it.