Health committee  I'll make a few comments, and I'm sure Inspector Boughen will probably give you more details. There are mandatories. On highly specialized duties there are mandatory sessions that you have to attend during, before, and after. For example, if I go back to some of the tragedies that we faced with some of our members being killed on duty, there is a debriefing that takes place after with the employees who work at the site to try to deal with the issues that you discussed.

Health committee  We're talking about the budget. In 2008-2009, the RCMP spent approximately $70 million on treatment for employees. That is money we have no control over. It is money used for treatment for all our members. We have a budget that we control a little more at our national policy centre, which is under Mr.

Health committee  Certainly. The mandate is evolving as we speak, but listening to Mrs. Smith about the tragedy that she went through, I take your comments to heart. As a husband and as a father, I take your comments to heart. I also listened to Mr. Murray's comments about some of the challenges that we face in the future.

Health committee  I know there's some work being done. We're working on the VIP program, but I'll defer to Inspector Boughen for the specifics as to where we're at with that development.

Health committee  Thank you. Good morning, Madam Chair and members of the committee. Thank you for inviting the RCMP to appear before you today. I would like to introduce Superintendent Rich Boughen, acting director general, occupational health and safety, who is with me to answer questions on occupational health and safety.

Veterans Affairs committee  If I may add, on our website we have a pension calculator. When you use it, when you put in the numbers, it gives you the two numbers, up to 65 and after 65, so it's in black and white. I was recently playing with numbers, and I would say that most members, before retirement, will go to this pension calculator, which is very user-friendly, and will get the information.

Veterans Affairs committee  On your first question, I think I'll ask Michael to answer. As a functional expert, he knows more detail. I think there's a question of pension versus insurance, and I think it's important to understand how the dynamic works.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, but Great-West Life was referred to.

Veterans Affairs committee  I think it might be a benefit from the RCMP's point of view to explain briefly what our communication strategy is around the issue. I'll ask Mr. Cape, our director of pension services, to provide some insight into what the RCMP does.