Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I welcome you . This is the first time I have the chance to meet the chief of the cadets and reservists. In Lévis—Bellechasse, which is close to Valcartier and where I live, there are several air cadet corps, as well as land and navy cadets. Furthermore, the 6th Field Artillery Regiment and the Chaudière Regiment are based in Lévis. Last week, we were celebrating the Normandy landing by holding an international event. I also had the chance to meet soldiers who took recently part in the mission in Afghanistan.
Before going any further, I'd like to mention one thing, especially for my colleagues. I've been told that the city of Edmonton has set-up a special program for reservists that will make sure they can keep their jobs and that will grant them generous conditions. If you have comments on that, I would like to hear them. I think that we should do what we can to facilitate the professional or civil life of reservists who have done several tours. I'd like to hear what you have to say about that.
Also, if you have some, I would like you to give me some data or statistics on the number of reservists that suffer from mental disorder, more specifically who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, and by category, if that's possible. If you have time left, I would like to know how long does the reservist stay on the army's paylist after he returns, when he goes back to his civil life after three or four months. What happens if an issue comes up? I would like, if that's possible, to get answers to that in the time I have.