Veterans Affairs committee  I don't know the man, but if he has research credentials and he's affiliated with a hospital or university, he would certainly be eligible. We have two types of programs. We have targeted programs. For instance, we could decide with Veterans Affairs or National Defence to pool

Veterans Affairs committee  Certainly. First of all, there's a huge amount of collaboration between Canadian investigators and American investigators. The U.S. is our major collaborator in science and all areas, but particularly in the area of mental health. The second one is the U.K. and the third one is

Veterans Affairs committee  My recommendation will not surprise you. I think that we need to step up research. We have an opportunity in Canada. We have a strength, an extremely large research capacity, in mental health neurosciences, compared with our population. As I said, the quality of the research in t

Veterans Affairs committee  I am not talking about training soldiers; it isn't really my department or my specialty. What I am saying is that, as the president of a research agency, I must work very closely with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of National Defence to determine more spec

Veterans Affairs committee  Our allocations for research are to researchers, so the researchers choose their subjects and the type of research they're going to do. We haven't done any work with the RCMP, and I think that's an excellent suggestion, actually. We haven't done much with National Defence, but

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm not aware of it, but I could certainly have someone look at it and send you the information. I don't want to go out on a limb; I don't know. It's possible that some of them do. I would have to look at the research projects specifically.

Veterans Affairs committee  I've heard the same thing, and I know that there are some research reports, for instance, of increased incidence of depression in the families of military persons.

Veterans Affairs committee  There is no difference. Genetics is the basis of biology, it is most certainly rooted in it. I don't see a difference. As for this syndrome, we are really talking about an interface—which is probably genetic and epigenetic—of predispositions to an abnormal reaction to stress and,

Veterans Affairs committee  They aren't my studies. They are studies we are supporting, funding and want to provide more funding to, because this is extremely important to understand.

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, with that, it becomes extremely difficult to determine. Once again, I am underscoring that I am not an expert, and I think that you have asked experts about this. So, I am speaking for myself. It is clear that post-traumatic stress phenomena are linked to depression and, a

Veterans Affairs committee  First, overall, the Canadian Forces are more involved in peacekeeping missions, much more than the American armed forces. That is one of the factors. Also, there is no doubt that the environment is not the same within the Canadian Forces as in the American armed forces. To go ba

Veterans Affairs committee  No, I'm talking about rates.

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely.

Veterans Affairs committee  I didn't say that they experienced more or less of it. I said that it was different.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, that's right.