What the federal government is doing to date is beginning to reduce the stigma and foster that type of relationship. One of the keys to this moving forward, and certainly what we've asked for at the federal level, is to have that all-encompassing plan. We know that, as this moves forward, a lot of the responsibility is going to be borne out at the provincial level within the workers' compensation boards to develop and maintain both a preventative component and a treatment component. I think the key role for the federal government is to establish that overall position on what needs to be occurring through best practices, so that provincially we have a plan that's rolled out comprehensively and consistently to firefighters across the country. Let's face it, if there are programs up and working in Regina, or Oakville, or wherever, we need a way those programs can be accessed from across the country, and we need to have someone coordinating that access to everyone.
On May 12th, 2016. See this statement in context.