Thank you for the question.
In addition to certain medical units, we currently allow certain people associated with the establishment of field ambulances to work and live with a remote militia unit. So we are talking about a combat arms unit or any service weapon unit. However, the process is still problematic. We cannot recruit people and create the positions of physician or nurse, or a similar type of position, for each unit.
We have, however, established what we call field ambulance medical link teams. Those people work part time. They are mostly nurses whose responsibility is to monitor injured part-time members or reservists who have fallen ill or suffered injuries as a result of military operations or military service. They must ensure that those members receive the care they need, normally in the regions.
Regarding mental health issues, we encourage members to have their mental health assessment done at a specialized centre of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of National Defence or the Canadian Forces. We will pay all their travail expenses and the wages of a part-time militia member. However, we are very open. If they are unable to travel, we will accept assessments by regional mental health clinicians and allow them to be monitored and treated in the region.
Normally, reserve members want their initial assessment to be carried out at a centre of expertise specializing in military medicine, and that is always in their best interest.