National Defence committee  Sir, thank you for saying that.

National Defence committee  I'd be delighted to answer those questions. We do not use drugs in the field to combat fatigue or to keep people awake 24, 36, or 48 hours. That is not our policy. There are many implications when you do that kind of thing, and most of these implications we're not comfortable with.

National Defence committee  I thought your third question was going to be whether my Toronto Maple Leafs watch was still working. But like the team, it hasn't told time very well for about 41 years, and it's a major challenge. I don't think there's one single thing, but it all comes to one single thing. This is something I believe in very fervently: being valued is worth its weight in gold, and being valued means actions, not just words.

National Defence committee  Mr. Casson, ladies and gentlemen, thank you. First of all, let me say that I'm glad to appear before the committee today. As CDS, one of my most important responsibilities is to ensure that we have a Canadian Forces that cares holistically for our men and women. That care includes making sure we have the right leadership at every level, that we have the right equipment when we ask those men and women to do a job for us, that they are appropriately trained, that they have the right benefits to compensate them for the job they do for us, that they are physically prepared for the jobs they have to do, and that they are looked after, prepared, sustained, and supported medically and dentally, and certainly that includes their mental health.