Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Lacoste, for being here today. Earlier, the ombudsman said that in 2009, “the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence estimated that, of the 27,000 Canadian Forces members who had served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2008, approximately 1,120 could exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder”.
My question is very simple. If 1,200 soldiers were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, and if there are only four beds in Ste. Anne's Hospital, does this present a problem?