Good afternoon, Mr. Stogran, welcome to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs. Of course, on behalf of the Bloc Québécois, I would like to congratulate you for having served Canada and also for the work you have done as a veterans ombudsman in conditions that do not seem to have been very easy.
I also had a question about the confidentiality of the files. However, you replied that this was not your responsibility. Nevertheless, it is a concern. You have surely heard about it, to the extent that not only Sean Bruyea but also a nurse, Louise Richard, said that, in fact, several people had consulted their medical files. You even said that your file had been consulted more than 400 times by officials of the department. Thus, it really is a serious matter.
If you cannot reply on behalf of the other people concerned, could you tell us if you think it fair that officials consulted your private files more than 400 times? In your opinion, was all this related to strictly administrative matters, or was there some other reason? Have you any views on this?