Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the witnesses for participating in today's meeting.
Before I ask my questions, I would like to specify that I am asking them in the all-important context of recommendations we will make to the government. In that spirit, we clearly want to improve the situation. I will briefly continue talking about research, more specifically about the available data.
If I remember correctly, at our last meeting, we heard a former psychiatrist say that Veterans Affairs Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces were 15 years behind when it came to first responders compared with correctional officers or parole officers. Do you find there to be a large gap between what is available to people affected by our study and what is available to the members and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces, veterans? If so, what do you think we can do to remedy the situation?