Veterans Affairs committee  Six groups were consulted, sequestered in a room, given the briefing, and told to sign a letter of confidentiality. There was no extensive consultation like there was for the Pension Act in 1921. It was created in the 1940s. This is a bureaucratic bill. It was created by VAC bur

Veterans Affairs committee  The closing of all the—

Veterans Affairs committee  Therapy Corner is where guys can go and help. We have an ability to private message those individuals. When I talk about veterans taking care of veterans, it's working on our CSAT forum. I'll guarantee that someone sent a private message after that comment about Mr. Fantino beca

Veterans Affairs committee  Exactly. They'll come to us. I have private messaged many of the people in CSAT and said, “What's going on? You need help.” They respond in just and kind and hence the creation of Therapy Corner. I wish you would read that, Mr. Hayes, because there's a lot of all positive comment

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes I know, but one comment.

Veterans Affairs committee  That's a CF question, Canadian Forces.

Veterans Affairs committee  Personally, I think it should be 20 or 30 years, for life. You have to remember in the military—

Veterans Affairs committee  They're closing down all the hospitals. There are no real military hospitals left. Ste. Anne's closed. About the only one that's left is.... There are very few. You're closing them down because of cost. As great as you might think it would be, it's a hard endeavour.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm available afterwards.

Veterans Affairs committee  One thread is called Therapy Corner.

Veterans Affairs committee  Also, beyond retirement, if you take care of the veteran in that two-year period, your fallout will be a better, open conversation between spouse and spouse. They'll be able to talk about the situation without the pressures of the job, and all that. It will open up communication

Veterans Affairs committee  There'd be a heavy reluctance by military members. They'd say no, because if the spouse could go in and get the help and complain about her husband, and he's still serving, his career would be in jeopardy. Now you might possibly have an abuse situation in hand, because the husban

Veterans Affairs committee  Have you gone to VeteranVoice? Have you checked—

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Hayes picked one comment out of over 300,000, and it is unfair for you to take away that person's freedom of speech.

Veterans Affairs committee  So am I.