I'm actually going to speak against the amendment and suggest that I think we actually need to do a stand-alone study on this issue. There have been as many as 30 suicides by veterans from Afghanistan, so when we acknowledge the number of 137 or 136 deaths in that war, we are underestimating it. I think it is a significant issue that we have to consider. I can see how it relates to the new Veterans Charter. I think the new Veterans Charter has more to do with services and benefits than it does to do with issues around the very nature of what you're expecting of our military personnel. I will be voting against it and then voting for the motion.
On December 10th, 2009. See this statement in context.