Veterans Affairs committee  We work very closely with our partners in health services. We sit on the same committees. We do research together. I work with them. I left the military, but I didn't leave the building where I worked. To their great despair, I still hang around. I walk into the director of menta

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll answer that because in my previous life, we had cases like that. It used to be that we could. Someone was released. They decided to take a voluntary release rather than wait around for a medical decision, and we found out that it would have been better for benefits and all

Veterans Affairs committee  You go.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, we fund them totally.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's audit and evaluation.

Veterans Affairs committee  You'd have to raise that with the CF. I don't think I can speak to that.

Veterans Affairs committee  Our partners at DND have similar clinics, and we consider that we're all partners. They have OTSSC—they have more complicated acronyms than we do. But they're the same. They're the OSI equivalent. They have psychologists in their clinics. I would say that they're stuck with the s

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll jump in. I never miss an opportunity to discuss how we can remove barriers. Of course, people want access. We always hear that accessibility is a barrier. From our own network, which I'll reemphasize that we've been building for the past 15 years, we hear that the barriers

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, it's really physical space. That is the choke point right now.

Veterans Affairs committee  The decisions on eligibility to a treatment or benefits are not made by the same people. Legal assistance is independent from the department in terms of operation, although it is part of it. There are generalists on the legal side, but when it comes to expertise, an expert is ne

Veterans Affairs committee  I will begin, and will then let Dr. Ross complete the answer. Those are not front-line clinics; we are talking about third-line care. Front-line care is provided by family doctors. In this case, we provide specialized and even ultra-specialized care targeting mental health issu

Veterans Affairs committee  I will start, and my colleagues can add to my answer if they want. When it comes to medical expertise, we carry out assessments, establish diagnoses and provide treatments. Those who come before the board are people who do not necessarily agree with the assessment or the diagnos

Veterans Affairs committee  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for the opportunity to appear here today and talk to you about the operational stress injury network. I'm Dr. Cyd Courchesne. I am the director general of health professionals and the chief medical officer for the Department of Vet

Public Accounts committee  No, I believe that they are from the Canadian Forces Cancer and Mortality Study: Causes of Death.

Public Accounts committee  In my opinion, the numbers that you are citing...