Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, all of you, for being here again today.
As you know, one concern of mine has been self-harm and suicide within the Canadian Forces. I first want to start by acknowledging the progress the Canadian Forces have made with the suicide prevention strategy, with the emphasis on mental health. Certainly your statement today reflects that progress. That said, there's still a lot that we need to be doing in this area. We still have a rate of death by suicide in the Canadian Forces, which is, of course, unacceptably high. However, I do want to acknowledge the progress.
Colonel Jetly, in the remarks you just made, you said you had no knowledge or information of anyone citing paragraph 98(c) as a reason, but what I have heard from families is it's a broader question of the concern that if someone in the forces discloses mental health issues, it will somehow damage their career or result in their leaving the Canadian military. Would you say that concern has been raised?