Veterans Affairs committee  That's our expectation. There had never been a study on depleted uranium. It's still a mystery. At the beginning you didn't know as a citizen what depleted uranium was, did you? A lot of veterans don't either, but they may be concerned because it's uranium. If it had another name

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, I have one comment. I hate to use names, but Mr. Dornan was the person who used the expression “cherry-picking”. Madame Richard accused me of being part of a sordid plot to administer experimental drugs and vaccines. I don't like hearing things like this, but at the same ti

Veterans Affairs committee  You are talking about missing files, files that have been tampered with and so on. I have heard this kind of testimony, and I am very surprised by it. First, if any military personnel ever did something like that, disciplinary action would follow. It is absolutely prohibited. We

Veterans Affairs committee  What do you mean? Who do you want this process to be independent from?

Veterans Affairs committee  It is no different than the civilian context. The doctor takes care of a patient's medical file. The file is confidential and cannot be changed afterwards.

Veterans Affairs committee  Whether it is a military or civilian doctor, the person is a doctor. We are all doctors. The code of ethics is the same.

Veterans Affairs committee  I would really like to see the results. Health Canada specialists are the ones who do those checks, not doctors. The specialists interpret TD-60 readings.

Veterans Affairs committee  We cannot do TD-60 readings in combat zones. We do not have the equipment required to do so, whether it is on a daily or weekly basis or some other frequency. We can't take blood or do other tests, either. You understand that. It is for practical reasons. TD-60 readings are done

Veterans Affairs committee  It's a bit confusing, isn't it. Even Dr. McDiarmid, who I admire enormously and is a leading world expert, sort of had slips of the tongue in that respect today. She was saying depleted uranium and uranium. You have to be very careful. I get confused. The reason we talk so much

Veterans Affairs committee  Levels one, two, and three basically relate to the degree of exposure. Level one exposures are the ones which are most highly exposed, which have been very carefully monitored and examined over 20 years by a group of experts. If they haven't shown any significant changes at any l

Veterans Affairs committee  It's a syndrome. I had mentioned in previous testimony that it presents itself in various different ways, and it varies based on the individuals. In some it may be chronic fatigue syndrome; in some it may be generalized pain; in some it may be poor concentration, and any combinat

Veterans Affairs committee  Is your question just about the documentation on vaccines and nothing else? I want to properly understand your question.

Veterans Affairs committee  You are asking me a question about the reliability of the medical documentation of a veteran who appear before the Department of Veterans Affairs, is that right?

Veterans Affairs committee  I have to be careful. I thought that you heard the evidence and I wasn't sure about coming back a third time. My mind wasn't framed in that way, that's all. It's not that I was disappointed but I thought that the process would be one meeting in camera, and another one to testify.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, no. I responded to documentation from Madame Corbin, your clerk, to appear. I didn't ask. I didn't beg to come here, if that's your question.