I couldn't tell you off the top of my head, but last year we probably did about 20. I think the important part is that we did it with the Canadian Forces. Standing next to me, my deputy, or one of my ADM colleagues was the chief of military personnel or the deputy chief of personnel. So we could stand up there and we could talk. We gave a bit of a presentation, but the big part of it was the town-hall discussion—not unlike what Mr. Parent has. Some of our groups were as small as 50 in some places. At Petawawa the place was full—there were hundreds in the main hall at Petawawa. That gave us the chance to talk to veterans and for veterans to talk to us.
I've also gone to the training college of the chief warrant officers. These are key players. For the last two years, I've gone there and I've done a town hall with chief warrant officers, who are extremely influential with the men and women serving. I said to them, “Look, if any of your men or women are ill or injured, be sure to call us.”
If we get that message out, it is a great help. Even if they only suspect they're injured, and even if the men or women don't want to talk with Veterans Affairs, we ask them to call. We have peer support coordinators all over the country. They may not be ready to talk to a bureaucrat or a case manager, but they might be interested in talking to somebody who served and can appreciate their situation. If such and such happened in such and such a place, we have people who might be able to relate to that, to understand.