Thank you to the witnesses for appearing today.
Mr. McDaniel, I referenced in the previous panel an opinion piece that was presented by health clinicians from Renfrew County who are trying to provide services to Veterans Affairs Canada. One of the quotes from their article said, “The ability to care for psychologically injured veterans is a skill set that requires particular training and education, and years of experience.” They were talking about it in reference to that farming out and privatization of a lot of these services. Of course, we've heard that from a lot of the caseworkers who work within Veterans Affairs.
You spoke about that sanctuary trauma and the consistency that's required for those with that special skill set to be able to address that and handle it over time. Can you talk about the fact that, if we're going to work within that consistency, then we're going to have someone who's able to delve into those cases to have consistency for a veteran who's dealing with a lot of psychological trauma? How does that all work together, and what's the importance of trusting someone consistently and not have it farmed out in these ways to a company like Loblaw?