Veterans Affairs committee  I wouldn't be able to answer that question.

Veterans Affairs committee  I was not there in 2008, but we have no reason to disbelieve the findings of the Auditor General. It's a fact that we had no formal policy framework. I guess it was that one case led to another, and it sort of—

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. When the Auditor General made those observations, it was an opportunity for us to go back and look at our processes, put in a policy, and look at what we were paying per gram. This is what triggered several months of consultations. We consulted with medical experts. We cons

Veterans Affairs committee  With the legalization of cannabis in Canada there has been more interest in conducting research—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research. All of these organizations are working together and, of course, they kno

Veterans Affairs committee  It's really too early.

Veterans Affairs committee  Actually, McMaster University just released an online webcast video for medical students on this, and this was at the request of the Ontario Medical Association. There is more and more interest in educating doctors and the population about these systems, yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  We've done all the review of literature. We've gone to the agencies that can do these reviews of literature for us, looking for evidence—

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, and again there has not been anything substantial.

Veterans Affairs committee  We're meeting with academic institutes that are not linked with producers, with growers that have a financial.... We'd rather stick with academia.

Veterans Affairs committee  Authorizations from Health Canada are good for one year. Health Canada has the framework for how often they can get it. They require an authorization, and it's good for a year, with a licensed producer.

Veterans Affairs committee  When we revised the policy we held workshops and we asked them directly. We use our national stakeholder summit to have breakout sessions and we consulted widely. The minister also has advisory committees, which is another avenue for veterans to provide feedback. We continue to

Veterans Affairs committee  I have a breakdown of how many grams the 8,175 are using, but I don't have that other type of breakdown because we don't collect that information.

Veterans Affairs committee  I would have to correlate that with our findings. I can give you how many of our veterans are under 25, which is not the majority. The majority of our veterans are above 25 years old, because many of them have 10 years or more of service.

Veterans Affairs committee  We will note that, and I will get that information for you.

Veterans Affairs committee  If I understand your question, you want to know how many of our veterans have substance-use disorder related—