Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Salisbury, I understood your logic when you said earlier that we spend too much time fighting about compensation and that we may be stuck in an adversarial system. I completely understand that. Although I don't know a lot about medicine, I do know there's such a thing as the precautionary principle. As you know, the use of asbestos was banned because it was well known that the product had adverse health effects.
I don't want to get into a futile debate about compensation. Still, it is important to acknowledge that DND needs to identify the sites that are problematic and can affect people's health. I think that work is essential in order to protect the health of those currently serving in the armed forces. How is that possible, though, without recognizing the illnesses of armed forces members who worked at those sites?
As far as you know, do health specialists in the Canadian Armed Forces take the precautionary principle into account?