Good afternoon, sir. It is a pleasure to meet you.
According to your Web site, you are conducting a study right now. You have undertaken public consultations on the single lump sum versus the monthly pension. Where are you at in your research? Why are you doing this study? Have you received a number of complaints and questions about it? I would like to hear your comments on that.
In addition, many veterans have appeared before the committee, and they have often said that it was difficult to access certain services, especially in rural areas. In remote areas, veterans were often very isolated and did not have access to services.
As someone who used to be in the health sector, I wondered about something. Do you think it would be beneficial to reorganize services, to cooperate more with health stakeholders in certain regions and to expand ties so as to better support veterans in more remote areas? We heard from individuals who had suffered from post-traumatic stress, and I was quite shocked to learn that, according to certain studies, these people had very high rates of separation and family problems, as a result. There seems to be a lack of regard in that respect. Should there not be more support and follow-up in terms of these situations?