Betty, like you, I too am concerned about the potential impact on these individuals. However, I don't think it would affect someone like Louise Richard or Sean Bruyea, to mention only two people. We would have to select our witnesses very carefully.
My objective in including the testimony of these individuals in our report is to have their stories formally on the record. Like everyone, I know of hundreds of individuals suffering from PTSD. It's all well and good to discuss the problem amongst ourselves, but if we hear from witnesses who formally testify, then it's even better. The credibility factor increases. Therefore, my goal, as Peter as just said, is to hear testimony relating to the children of military personnel who, down the road, may develop... We can start to look into this, in order to include it in the first part of our final report.
I want to hear people's first hand experience with this disorder. It's good to rely on the testimony of our experts, who have really shed light on this issue for us. I was really pleased with the testimony of all of the witnesses, including Ms. LeBeau , Dr. Descôteaux and Ms. Brillon. They helped us to realize that our Canadian Forces members and our veterans are experiencing real problems. The government—and I don't care what political bent it happens to have—absolutely needs to take this into account. We cannot let PTSD sufferers, who are primarily young people, fall through the cracks.