National Defence committee  Yes, it does.

National Defence committee  Again, I'd have to know the specifics. But as a general premise, if it were demonstrated that occurred, the very strong likelihood is that it would be service related.

National Defence committee  Under no circumstances.

National Defence committee  We currently have 45 positions in DND and 10 positions in Veterans Affairs, for a total of 55.

National Defence committee  Absolutely. We make sure that employees are able to direct individuals to the services they need.

National Defence committee  Absolutely. We go so far that if an individual cannot obtain the health services they need.... We had a case fairly recently where somebody in New Brunswick could not find a mental health practitioner who spoke French. We had them posted to Quebec City to ensure that they could get that service in their mother tongue.

National Defence committee  That's exactly what it is. As you say, it is a component during briefings. There are a number of forums on the Canadian Forces harassment policy, on things of that nature. There are a number of policies, and we go over all of them. This one is just to heighten interest.

National Defence committee  Absolutely. I'm very proud to say that we are harnessing all those efforts under one umbrella: the Canada Company computer software, if you will, where the program is. It's a password-protected program for all members so we can develop a statistical database as to how well we're doing.

National Defence committee  Very much so. As I say, Veterans Affairs is now collocated in all the integrated personnel support centres so as soon as we have notice that a medical release is about to happen, six months prior to that the individual sits with Veterans Affairs, there's a transition interview, and a transition plan is prepared to ensure that between the Canadian Forces case manager and the Veterans Affairs case manager everything is handed over so the full knowledge base is there.

National Defence committee  That depends on the position and the region.

National Defence committee  We do not require that from volunteers, because we do not have the right to do so.

National Defence committee  We are very happy to accept all the volunteers who come forward, but we make an effort to ensure that the volunteers are absolutely bilingual.

National Defence committee  The profile of all the service providers includes a language profile that has to be observed. We make sure that bilingual staff is ready to respond in each of our units, because we are providing services.

National Defence committee  It's not in my lane, per se. That's a Veterans Affairs question.

National Defence committee  But I can tell you that there are programs there that provide compensation as a person moves along. It's not limited to just the disability right.