I call the meeting to order.
Thank you to our witnesses for waiting.
This is our first meeting on our study looking at PTSD and OSI. We are going to be studying the issue over the next several weeks, starting with some foundational witnesses.
Just so you know, you are foundational witnesses. From your testimony today and the questioning, we'll be developing our study over the next several weeks and moving ultimately with a report to Parliament with recommendations for government actions. That's the context of what we're doing.
We welcome Jitender Sareen, professor of psychiatry, from the University of Manitoba, as well as Dr. Shlik, the clinical director at the Royal Ottawa. I'm going to suggest that we begin with Jitender Sareen.
You have 10 minutes to present. Then we'll have a second presentation of 10 minutes. Then the committee with ask questions, and they can direct them to either of you as we go.
The floor is yours. We'll let you know at just around 10 minutes, so if you're running out of time, you might....