The "Reserved Care" report that we submitted in November dealt with care services for reservists. Ordinarily, when we submit a report like that, we follow up afterward. We can certainly take a look at what you have raised.
In that report, we did note that reservists did not have access to the same care as regular soldiers. We noted that it was difficult for them to access care because when they went to a military base, they were told that being a Class A reservist rather than a full-time soldier meant that they had to see their family doctor, that this care was under provincial jurisdiction, and so on. We contended that this was not acceptable and that they had to be treated. That is why the Surgeon General has issued a temporary directive. We recommended that these people make sure that it was now incorporated into the Queen's Regulations and Orders and that the doctors everywhere in Canada were really told what their duties were.
I have met doctors on a base who did not know what their responsibilities were to an injured reservist who approached them. We want to stress the fact that this information has to be communicated to the entire medical chain and to reservists, in all units, so they know they are entitled to this care.
We sent a copy of the "Reserved Care" report to all units of reservists in the country so they know what they are entitled to, among other things. In that report, we also noted the enormous gulf between what regular soldiers are offered and what reservists are offered if they lose a limb. The document in question was the Accidental Dismemberment Insurance Plan.
Two weeks after our report was released, the Minister announced that reservists would be receiving the same compensation as regular soldiers for the loss of a limb. The Treasury Board of Canada has put that policy into effect. That has been solved.
Concerning what you are saying, we are going to do follow-up. We also hope that our recommendation will strengthen the directives and that all these people will then be aware of the care they are entitled to, so they are able to access it.