Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much to our presenters.
I have a question for Colonel McLeod. As we are aware, some mental illnesses have delayed symptoms that do not present themselves for years. How is National Defence addressing these issues? Is the period of time that is currently given adequate for assessing the overall health of our forces members after they return from combat and a possible return to civilian life? I just mentioned that I was in Afghanistan in 2007. When I retired from the Canadian Forces in 2009 there was not quite so much in place for these things.
I have another question related to that. How many or what percentage of the mental health service professionals have had previous military experience? Because, you understand, the culture is important when you are treating military personnel.