Veterans Affairs committee  It's also provided at all the SCAN seminars. They get to see it there. They go through it, and they're given it in advance.

Veterans Affairs committee  In my organization I touched on SISIP financial services. One of the parts, besides managing that insurance program, is financial counselling and investing advice. Two years ago we hired David Chilton to do the The Wealthy Barber tour. Now we have one of our executives who's retired military, quite dynamic, he calls his “Pierre's Talk”.

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely, two, three, or 10 times. We encourage people to do it a minimum of five years prior to their planned release, and then they can come back and do the next package. We are working on enhancing that package availability. It is an optional process for all members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Veterans Affairs committee  First, I will touch on some of the changes that Brigadier-General Dave Corbould instituted as commander of the JPSU. They were very focused on creating that unit identity that we all grow up with in the Canadian Forces—part of the team, part of the unit. We've done that by adjusting the authorities and the sense of the unit.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll ask Captain Langlois, who has commanded the JPSU and can speak best to that to answer.

Veterans Affairs committee  You heard previous testimony by a witness talking about the Canadian Forces' tracking of personnel on release. That process is centralized through the central registries. Obviously, if someone's a member of that unit or under the care of that unit at the time, the unit is aware of it.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I am Commodore Sean Cantelon. In my role as director general, morale and welfare services for the Canadian Armed Forces, I am responsible for a range of programs and services in support of the operational readiness of the Canadian Armed Forces, in such areas as fitness, sports, recreation, and health promotion, both on bases and wings in Canada and on deployed operations.