—and I'd be very disappointed to learn there wasn't.
The other point that came through loud and clear to me—and it has been repeated by many veterans before you—is that while we focus on Afghanistan right now, a very difficult mission for our country, PTSD existed long before Afghanistan. A number of people are now learning that the feelings they had inside are something that can be named. I guess that's beneficial, as well.
We also talked about the paperwork. Listening to you talk about it, I share your frustration and can give you an example of it. There was a huge fire in my riding a few years back. I sat on the front-line desk where fire victims came in. This was provincial jurisdiction, not federal. Fire victims came in, and I sat there and filled out five different sheets so that someone could actually have a bed to sleep in that night; have a food voucher so they could eat; have clothing, because they had to leave everything, because they left in such a hurry. The very first thing I said was, why do we have all of these different forms that people in need have to fill out? So you have an ally in me when it comes to making a form shorter and simpler.
I've pretty much taken up my time, but I want to know if there's anything else, aside from the very constructive comments you made, that you think this committee could recommend to improve the situation for veterans like your husband and spouses like you? Is there something else along the lines of making veterans more aware—which I've made a very serious note about—or another point you'd like to leave with us?