In terms of statistics—and here I am referring to American statistics, because unfortunately there are none available in Canada—approximately 8% of civilians need to see a psychologist because of PTSD. You may have the same statistics. They come from an American study. The corresponding figure for soldiers requiring treatment for PTSD is 18%.
So there are more clients from the military. The problems is, I don't want people to have to go to Montreal to get care. I want someone in the Abitibi region who knows about the disorder and who will develop the appropriate skills. This is the type of person we could recommend to the Department of Veterans Affairs. We have to have people in the Abitibi region who can do a really good job, because they have the qualifications for that. That is what I would like to see. I would like young soldiers as well as older soldiers to get these services, because PTSD is something that was covered up in the case of 80-year-old veterans. There are more of them who suffer from the disorder than we might think.