Thank you.
Let me speak to the fact that there was a congressional bill in the U.S. that was made to include chiropractic. This was a professional decision, not a political one. The decision was made in 1991, and in 1994 they incorporated chiropractic services into the military. By the time they had reviewed that, they determined that it was productive and cost effective and that it reduced their overall burden of health care and burden of injury both to the member and to the veterans. That's been shown.
The other thing I wanted to say was that the Canadian Chiropractic Association has already proposed exactly what you've suggested and agreed to fund such a project. What we're looking for is the political will to incorporate that into the defence department.
We're willing to put our money where our mouth is and say we'll fund that study for up to three years. We'll do it at five bases, and we'll look at the numbers. If the numbers don't suggest that it's productive and cost effective, and the outcomes aren't there, then we'll pack our tent and go home. But we think there's lots of evidence from, as I said, Goertz and Heymans, that this is a very effective way to treat.