Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. You know, to an extent I was kidding with you, but I've made that reference so much that it usually gets a little laugh. The truth of it is that for our female members there's still a lot of ostracization over the fact that they're going to be away for a fixed period of ti

Veterans Affairs committee  We have, yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, just before I leave, I want to thank you very much for your patience.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, we are.

Veterans Affairs committee  Is there more time?

Veterans Affairs committee  I think that question is so important that I'd like to make this acknowledgement to you as well. When you look at the Mounted Police, most of our people live in the community they police. When they come home from work, either off shift or on shift, the door-knocks go from there u

Veterans Affairs committee  I believe there's capacity there, and we are there. I personally am one who would prefer to stay in the private sector. I'm confident in the resources that I have access to, and many are. I'm a referral agent and have been in the Mounted Police for a number of years. I have mad

Veterans Affairs committee  Your observations are exactly on the money. The difficulty is that if you were to look at the stats from Veterans Affairs, the point where you would see most of our people finally stepping up and saying they need some help is when they are beyond the age of 50. I'm going to sugge

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  VIP and chronic care would be two examples of those gaps. They're not medical, but they're clearly two examples. Members may be in need of in-home assistance as they get older and leave the force, but there is no in-home care for any member of the Mounted Police as it currently s

Veterans Affairs committee  From a medical point of view, the gaps would be that if you had ongoing dental or medical care not completed prior to your departure, you have three months after departure to have that looked after. If you don't, then the force, as a serving force, doesn't cover any other things

Veterans Affairs committee  That's correct.

Veterans Affairs committee  The clarity is not pure on that. Do we have RCMP members in OSI clinics? Yes, we do. The protocol has been an issue of discussion. I was also fortunate to be a member of the national mental health advisory committee. We have some members who are there and are very happy with it,

Veterans Affairs committee  There is, and you can enter that program. In fact, I believe there is work going on now to try to enhance it and simplify it and so on.