Once again, Mr. Chair, PTSD and operational stress injuries are a significant problem. I disagree with labelling or treating everyone as an invalid because they've been diagnosed with an operational stress injury. I have been diagnosed with PTSD, and there is an honourable senator who has been diagnosed with PTSD, and we've managed to carry on with our lives.
What I would say also is that stress problems, mental health issues, are of huge proportions within civilian society. I think that Veterans Affairs should become very engaged in the veterans community, as a small focus group of Canadians, with a view to taking a leadership role in setting standards and perhaps pioneering ways of looking after people with stress injuries or mental health problems.