I call to order the eighth meeting in this session of Parliament of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
Before we begin, I want to welcome our visitors at the back of the room, who are high school students from Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and perhaps other places. They are here with CJPAC. We promise to be on our best behaviour as you are watching us. Thank you for being here.
We are continuing our study of the issue of operational stress injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder, particularly as they affect public safety officers and first responders. We're continuing with our study, gathering information, and really trying to lay a foundational understanding of PTSD/OSI as it affects public safety officers.
We've invited witnesses to come and share their understanding, from a theoretical or research point of view but also from their clinical experience. On our first panel, we have with us Nicholas Carleton, associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Regina, and Mike Dadson, clinical director at the Veterans Transition Network, from Langley, B.C.
We'll begin with you, Dr. Carleton. If you could take about 10 minutes to give a presentation, we'll go immediately after that to Mr. Dadson. Then we'll open the committee to questions.