Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to start by congratulating two of the Veterans Ombudsman Commendation recipients. Brigitte Laverdure received the honour for her commitment to helping women veterans, including those in the LGBTQ+ community, and Marie-Claude Gagnon received the honour for her considerable efforts to help veterans affected by military sexual trauma. I wanted to take a brief moment to recognize and thank them.
My question is for Mr. Maxwell.
I really appreciated what you said about prevention and pre-release efforts. That is just common sense. Much of the focus is on the backlog, but it would be better to address the situation a bit sooner.
Before veterans leave the Canadian Armed Forces—when they are still serving members—would it be possible to get things in order and check for any medical problems or issues?