I suggest all of us read it, because it really puts into light what we ask our Canadian soldiers to do. For those of us who are parents and those who know kids, I cannot imagine what it would be like to have your ten-year-old boy say, “If you die in Afghanistan, I'm going to be mad at you for the rest of your life.” Talk about suffering PTSD before you even go. I read this article, and it's extremely moving.
You said that OSI actually results from operational duties performed by a CF member, but is it not possible that they could have these stress-related duties before they even go?
At the Phoenix Centre now there's assistance. Petawawa made a lot of news recently, and I know that the federal government has now made an arrangement with the province to do something, but it took an ombudsman report and media coverage to get both governments moving, which I find quite shameful.
But in a situation of this nature, which I'm sure is not an isolated incident, what specifically are the military and the various bases—public or private—doing to assist this family, more specifically?