Mr. Chair, before you start timing me, I would like to make a request.
I identified Major Michel Sartori as a witness. I'm not sure that he'll want to testify, because he is still in the Canadian Forces. If the committee receives a negative answer, I would like us to be able to issue a subpoena for him to testify just because Mr. Sartori's testimony plays a major role.
In fact, the Canadian Forces said that only seven soldiers committed suicide in 2006 and nine in 2007. Major Sartori is a soldier who did his PhD thesis on suicide among soldiers. The difference between the numbers provided by the two sides is very significant. In 2006, they said seven suicides, whereas he identified 20. In 2007, they said nine suicides, whereas he found 36.
It is important that Major Sartori be able to speak to his PhD thesis before the committee. That could shed some light on suicide among the Canadian Forces for us.