Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much for being here today. I certainly appreciated all you had to say.
Mr. Jenkins, thank you for your letter. I've sent a response, and you should receive it soon.
I want to pursue this issue of long-term care. Parkwood Hospital is in my riding, and without fail, veterans contact me—and these are modern-day veterans—because they are very concerned that the quality of care, the availability of care, won't be there for them when they need it. They're very pleased that Korean vets and World War II vets have that quality of care, but because of the reality of what they've experienced, they feel very strongly that they must have it too.
You mentioned Perley, and we know that Ste. Anne's has been transferred to the Province of Quebec. And 1,300 people who were specialists in veterans' care have been transferred out of that facility, with no guarantee that they will retain their jobs and that this hospital will function as it did in the past.
I want you to comment with regard to the challenges that modern-day vets face in finding a doctor—there's a doctor shortage—being compelled to rely on provincial care, and in the case of long-term care, a nursing home, where they're not particularly tuned in to the culture of veterans, nor the needs of veterans and their families.
Certainly, Colonel O'Brien, if you wanted to jump in on that too, I'd appreciate it.
Mr. Jenkins, please go ahead.