Veterans Affairs committee  He's due in a couple of months.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'd have to echo that as well, being a family member. Absolutely, it needs to be supported through that way.

Veterans Affairs committee  I was a civilian, yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely. I guess it would be making yourself knowledgeable enough of what is out there so that you can actually source out some of the physicians who are readily available and taking new patients or serving families. We know in calling a hospital that they have a big list of all the doctors who are currently taking new patients.

Veterans Affairs committee  I think the Canadian Forces themselves have to take a stand in educating the whole family. We can do only what we can do. But I think because the members are going to get the information first-hand, they have to be educated to pass it along to their family, or somehow, as Colleen has suggested, bring the family along into certain things, so that they can be more aware of it, because absolutely we're not getting that information.

Veterans Affairs committee  As Colleen suggested, we do not have a mandate to offer services to those people, but again, as Colleen has said, we do consider family as family, and we do treat as many people as we can in that regard. If they are divorced and the member is out, my understanding is that we will help the family, particularly if there is a child involved, because the child, of course, is part of that whole chain that started as a military family.