Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for having me today. I'm honoured to be here.
Again, I'll reiterate what the chair has said: Thank you for your service.
I'm going to toot Lee-Anne's horn a bit here because she didn't tell you what she's accomplished, and I think it's really important that we all know it. Lee-Anne Quinn has received the Order of Military Merit, the highest order a member of the military can receive. She was the honorary lieutenant-colonel to the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment. She is an all-star athlete. She is a Guinness World Records record holder. She's an RN. She's a nurse practitioner. She received the Florence Nightingale Award in 2007 as Canada's top nurse. She has served and practised medicine around the world in war-torn countries. She is also a survivor of PTSD.
I think that tell you the magnitude of what this woman is in a bit of a nutshell. Lee-Anne brings so much knowledge and compassion that it is such an honour to say she's from my riding.
Lee-Anne, this study really is to help us as parliamentarians here in Parliament do better, and I think you have the knowledge inside of your head to help us do that.
One of the key issues in this study on women veterans is around mental health, and I would love to hear—if you're comfortable, without triggering you or causing you too much distress—what you can suggest to parliamentarians regarding Veterans Affairs' supporting women, in particular around the mental and physical health aspect. Please feel free to give as many examples as possible of what we could do better.