Veterans Affairs committee  I'm not sure I followed the question closely enough to respond. I'm sorry.

Veterans Affairs committee  Of course, when people have been in situations like that where post-traumatic stress disorder is more of a likelihood, we're going to watch them more carefully and make sure they get the care they require. I'm sorry there's not a doctor here to address your question. I'm a chapl

Veterans Affairs committee  No.

Veterans Affairs committee  No.

Veterans Affairs committee  I can honestly say there was a time when that was accurate, but I believe that was 10 years ago. I believe that soldiers, sailors, and air personnel may hold the idea that if they address their stress problems there will be problems for them as far as advancement in their careers

Veterans Affairs committee  I perhaps wasn't as clear as I should have been. Every service member sees the social worker three or four months, I think it is, after the deployment. It depends on the person's journey whether they're ready or not at this stage to say to the therapist that they're experiencing

Veterans Affairs committee  I want to comment that like Mr. Mayes, my dad is a Second World War veteran and he benefits from veterans allowances. Yes, we see different case workers from time to time, but all of them are absolutely stellar. My father has gotten everything that he requires. I realize there's

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm a chaplain; we don't often kick too much butt.

Veterans Affairs committee  As members of Parliament, you will hear from your constituents from time to time. You'll hear their frustrations. Of course, the process can always be improved. One thing you must bear in mind is all these people are going through a grief process. Anger is part of the grief proc

Veterans Affairs committee  Whenever troops are engaged in combat, following that episode they are debriefed in a proper debriefing session. That can either be handled by a mental health specialist who is available or by a chaplain. I just want to take a step backwards. Any suicide is unacceptable. If you

Veterans Affairs committee  What else could be done?

Veterans Affairs committee  We can continue the process of educating our troops' peers so that they know when people are displaying signs: they're withdrawn; there have been character changes. If your peers are watching you, if the chain of command is watching you, and they are sensitive to the symptoms tha

Veterans Affairs committee  I can't tell you the exact month. Within three or four months, they are once again debriefed, every single one of them, by a social worker. Of course, whether they get the help they require very much depends on how honest they are with the therapist. We attempt to at least give t

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, sir.

Veterans Affairs committee  Everybody coming out of theatre has been affected by stress. They're all changed to a certain extent. You're talking about the small proportion who will be suffering from long-term effects of that stress. I'm going to go back the fact that within the Canadian Forces the trainin