It's almost two years that I've been out now, and I have yet to receive a single rehab session from PCVRS because of bureaucracy. It's always something. It had to be this provider, but I refused to use that provider, because it was going to be somebody off in Halifax who specialized in 2SLGBTQI indigenous allyship and had never dealt with veterans. I was like, “No, I'm not dealing with this person as a psychologist because they don't understand me.”
That caused another four-month delay. There are already limited providers. Why can't I just use the people in my area, or people I'm comfortable with? I want the ability to choose, but PCVRS says, “No, you will use us, or we will take away your IRB. Gone.” I've been told that many times, and that's unacceptable. The government is weaponizing our pay and benefits against us. That shit has to stop, yesterday.