Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you so much, Crystal, for your time today. Let me just start off by making a comment. We talk about guide dogs, and you talk about guide dogs and 100 years, and it almost feels like we're at the 100-year point emotionally in dealing with this. I know that you referenced the previous studies that were done by this committee. In 2017 there was the recommendation number 17, which said that the study recommended that Veterans Affairs Canada incorporate international research on service standards and efficacy studies on dog therapy.
I think my level of frustration, and the level of frustration among veterans and their families, is that international standards exist. Therefore, why are we not incorporating many of those standards into a Canadian-made policy? You referenced research by Université Laval. I'm aware of other research that's been done by the University of Saskatchewan. Those standards exist in many cases around the world. Why would we not simply look to adopt those standards in the development of a national standard policy?