National Defence committee  Mr. Chairman, I am the Veterans' Ombudsman but, since our office has not yet opened its doors, we cannot yet deal with the complaints from soldiers and veterans.

National Defence committee  Mr. Chairman, I will try to answer in French but it may be a little bit difficult. The problem is that the treatment of people with psychological injuries is the responsibility of the medical staff. The chain of command does not have the responsibility... I'll excuse myself at

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, that is my understanding. However, I haven't personally experienced it. It has changed considerably from the concept that we put forth in 2002, but it is my understanding that everybody who leaves the theatre of operation goes through third-location decompression in Cy

National Defence committee  First of all, I'd like to thank the committee for giving me the opportunity to appear before you today on something that's been very important to me, especially in the latter years of my career. I'd like to remind you that I am here as a private member. I'm not reflecting my curr