I can give both you and Mr. Kerr a brief answer. We have called witnesses to appear here today, and I would like to be able to meet with them.
As I mentioned earlier, we want to study the issue of suicide and understand this phenomenon. But we mainly want to study suicide prevention for veterans. This is a very important concern. If we were to study it in the context of the charter, I would fear that we would not carry out an in-depth study and it would go by too quickly.
We have heard from witnesses. There was the case of Frédéric Couture, an armed forces member from Quebec, who attempted suicide in Afghanistan and then later became a veteran. He went home to Granby for a year and then proceeded to take his own life. There have been other similar situations. I would like to meet with witnesses, specialists who have studied the question and have written on the matter. They could present a number of alternatives and provides us with suicide prevention information. It is an essential question.
I sense that people are reacting to this, and that there are some concerns that this could become political. The purpose of my motion is not to make it a great political issue, but simply to understand the situation. It is essential. In my own riding, a former military force member who had gone to Kosovo committed suicide. We have all experienced this. I think we need to study the matter.
I would like us to now vote on the motion.