Why are we not able to track them? They all get disability pensions of some sort. Where we send the cheque is where we should send the letter saying “By the way, we're doing all these wonderful services for you. If you need them or you need help, you don't have to go to an emergency ward at the Ottawa hospital where everybody else goes.”
We keep putting in place all kinds of things that are there to help the people we care about. All of us as Canadians want to see that veterans have a special place in society. They don't have to go to the emergency ward where I have to go. They can go where they will get that special care. What is wrong with them is probably a result of what they went through in whatever war or whatever period of time.
Why can't we communicate more directly with them so they know that Veterans Affairs Canada cares and is there?