Thank you.
First of all, let me just say to all of the veterans who are with us today, thank you for your service.
I would also like to add my voice to what Mr. Desilets had to say. We often hear veterans talk about a triple-D policy. There are so many delays and denials that lead veterans into places where hunger strikes become necessary, where they feel like they have to take their personal details to the media and where unfortunately many veterans end up committing suicide. Others have even been offered assisted suicide by the department itself. That's disgraceful and shameful, and I'm glad that you raised it. I want to add my voice to the fact that this is not right and something must be done.
Let me turn to you...and I'll leave it to you, Debbie and Alan, to decide who would like to answer on behalf of the AFN veterans council. I'm sure you're familiar with the program that the Canadian Armed Forces has started called the Black Bear program.
Do you think that programs like that, which are helping to bring more indigenous people into the military, are going to serve to help indigenous members of our forces have a better experience in our military?