Welcome, everyone, to meeting number 28 of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we are studying combat stress and its consequences on the mental health of veterans and their families.
Today as our witnesses we have, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Janice Burke, director of mental health; Raymond Lalonde, director, National Centre for Operational Stress Injuries, Ste. Anne’s Hospital; and Tina Pranger, national mental health officer. Welcome.
Janice, if you’re going to lead the proceedings off, please go ahead.