Yes. I'm happy to speak to that.
I completed a scoping review on research on military women and women veterans last year. That was focused on Canada, but I put that into the context of international research so that I got to see some of the real differences that exist. The country that has the most developed research on military women and women veterans is for sure the United States. What stands out about their research is just the breadth of topics that are covered across mental and physical health, reproductive and sexual health, questions around community and social integration, and a whole host of topics.
The big difference, really, is just that the government decided to strategically intervene and create a strategic research plan led by researchers within their veterans affairs and veterans health administration. I think that is why we're arguing so strongly, all three of us, for a national pan-Canadian research strategy to address the gaps. Otherwise, you cannot undo a system that has been in place for over 100 years that has made women and their sex- and gender-specific needs invisible. We really need a coordinated, government-led approach. That's why I'm arguing so strongly for that, because we see a real difference in the U.S. compared with even Australia, Canada, the U.K. or New Zealand.