Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, all the clinics have almost all the resources they need. It's always hard to replace mental health staff because there's a shortage in Canada. However, we've managed to fill the positions in the clinics. Currently, I can tell you that we have more than 1,500 clients at our c

Veterans Affairs committee  I don't have the exact figure for the entire network. There are approximately one and a half psychiatry positions per clinic. Some have two.

Veterans Affairs committee  In fact I only attended it. The symposium was organized by my team, but the purpose of the meeting was not to make recommendations. The symposium was somewhat like the one that was held in November, which we organized in partnership with the International Society for Traumatic St

Veterans Affairs committee  These are presentations. There were no conclusions or recommendations as such.

Veterans Affairs committee  You won't find any.

Veterans Affairs committee  If you want information on the kind of research that's being done in the world, in the trauma field, the ISTSS.org website has all the information on the symposium—

Veterans Affairs committee  These are provincial clinics, which are funded by Veterans Affairs Canada to serve the clientele of veterans, military members, RCMP members and their families. These are specialized clinics for our clientele. We fund the premises and so on.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, nine of these are out-patient clinics. Every regional health board, every hospital has managed to find staff, and nearly all the clinics have enough staff. Obviously, there is always turnover, but the clinics have normally been able to find the staff they need. That's harder

Veterans Affairs committee  I would also add that the minister and the deputy minister have invited the staff to write them directly. Also, on the Internet there's a place for staff to share directly with senior management any initiatives they think we should put in place.

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, the research on equine therapy, using horses, has not been done by Veterans Affairs Canada. It has not been done in Canada for the ones we've looked at. It's the same thing with PTSD dogs. It's the same thing. There has been some research done, but the number of cases used

Veterans Affairs committee  What work?

Veterans Affairs committee  Oh, yes, we looked at what existed across the world.

Veterans Affairs committee  At this time there's not enough of a body of evidence to support that it is effective.

Veterans Affairs committee  All right. With regard to what happens on battlefields, you should ask the Canadian Forces officials when they appear before this committee what the protocols are because we don't know that. Now I would like to clarify a second point in connection with the question Mr. Vincent a

Veterans Affairs committee  The first thing I must say is that I can't talk about the case of the client in question, and I am not aware of the details of that case, as the—