Health committee  From being a wife and observing my husband--we were married for five and a half years, and obviously I'm not a member--their training makes them so stoic. I think they feel--and I'll use the term Mr. Brown used earlier in his speech--that they must suck it up; that speaking beyond the uniform shows weakness, and that you are maybe not able to handle a situation.

Health committee  Yes, just in regard to the entire membership of the force and what they do. They don a uniform every day, as indicated, and their job cannot be duplicated, even through Canadian Forces. That is a different job, although it's similar in nature in some aspects. But it is a daily exposure to the type of work that these members--male or female--see, and it is over time that issues happen.

Health committee  Good morning. I have provided a photo of my husband, whose suicide was a direct result of the failure within the health service of the RCMP. My husband responded to a move to the north, and at no time during this time was he interviewed psychologically prior to leaving. He responded to an interview.