Mr. Daigle, it would appear that this work is not being done in many cases. There does not appear to be any follow-up in the theatre of operations, in the cases that I have seen. When a person attempts to commit suicide, we must first intervene and hospitalize this individual. We must provide the appropriate psychological care. Obviously, there has been a physical injury, but there is also a psychological problem, a trauma. It would appear that this problem is not dealt with.
At the same time, when a soldier comes back here after leaving the base and the army, there does not appear to be any follow-up with these individuals either. The family—I agree with you—is the first responder. However, it seems to me that National Defence should have a role to play in following up on these individuals who have experienced specific incidents while in the theatre of operations. The department should be calling these people, meeting them five or ten times.
The cases that we are talking about pertain to individuals who were never given a telephone call by National Defence although they had experienced stressful situations and significant trauma—no telephone call, no sign... It seems to me that there should be some calls, some automatic follow-up. If the person refuses, that is one thing, but at least we will force—