Her father was a chief, and when she got married, she lost that unique name—V.C. Give her my best.
The real challenge here, and I know you have a couple of former ministers in the room, and the gap or the seam that we've started dealing with—and this government has cross-appointed ministers—is the problem here with transition from the Canadian Armed Forces, from that homogenous group, culture and service provider, into health care, housing and a whole range of things, sometimes back in provinces that those members have not been in since they enrolled.
That, I think, means that partnerships have to be core to this, and partnerships not just with provinces, but with groups and providers that are uniquely suited to veterans.
Phil, I think you mentioned partnerships being key.
I'd like your thoughts here, because addiction is key as well. I hear constant complaints from veterans about Homewood in Guelph, in particular because it's not uniquely serving veterans and first responders. In fact, sometimes their first response is, “I'm surrounded by people who are lawbreakers, not peacemakers.” Do you know what I mean? They just do not fit in there.
What proposals do you have? I'd love to hear from you on the addiction piece. I think there should be a veteran-specific one regionally, or partnerships.
On the housing piece, I agree that the single-use site does not fit all needs. What partnerships here do you see, whether they're with the Legion or others? I think that has to be immediate, because housing comes up all the time, but how can we really tailor to quickly address the needs?
I'll just put that out generally.