Thank you very much.
Do you think it worthy of the Canadian Forces to contemplate an actual regime or an actual application of canine therapy utilizing the people who are claiming that it is of benefit? Do you believe it appropriate for you to align yourselves with...? We had a witness in here, whose name I forget—Aiken, I think—and she works with 25 universities, studying....
What do you think forming a partnership such as that, with the assistance of other people in the regime of assisting people in the Canadian Forces, working with clinicians from various universities? Do you think it would be worthwhile to work with them to commence bringing in a program like Paws for Purple Hearts, or whatever we want to call it in Canada—we could give it a Canadian name, Canadianize it—and see how that program would work?
It seems to me that we live in an age where, yes, we look to people like you—a scientist, an expert in his field—but then we see an immediate need. We see a reluctance on the part of science and academia to treat people who are saying, “I'm getting some help here. I don't take medications that we know have side effects. I don't need to see the doctor. I don't need to bother the hospitals as much”, and this program is very cost-effective.
Do you see where we could encourage or entice CF, through this committee, to embark on such a thing?