Veterans Affairs committee  My understanding at this moment, sir, is that we're in the order of 32:1 or 33:1.

Veterans Affairs committee  Our target remains 25:1. As I mentioned before, we have now more than 400 case managers. My understanding is that we're hiring another 50. I have met many of the new case managers coast to coast who have come in either from other departments or actually from the schoolhouses, fro

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm anticipating to have funding next year in this regard, sir.

Veterans Affairs committee  Sir, there is, but we can always improve. That's why, with these town halls, when we hear these reflections, in some cases we're doing all right and in some cases we aren't. I would also say that the vast majority of veterans who leave the Canadian Armed Forces can transition re

Veterans Affairs committee  The issue, sir, is that only about 25% of our clients come to us while they're still in service. The Canadian Armed Forces' surgeon general's responsibility is to get those men and women—those sailors, soldiers, airmen and airwomen—as healthy as possible and get them back to unit

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, thanks very much, sir, for the question. The department has 23 of these funds. Over time, folks have provided these funds for specific reasons, so there are ones, for example, for folks living on Vancouver Island, and for Edmonton and Ste. Anne's Hospital, or restrictions

Veterans Affairs committee  I kind of put down four factors. We're hiring, as the minister indicated, as fast as we can, and we're hiring the very best from communities coast to coast. We're also trying to create additional capability out in the regions: a francophone adjudication team in Montreal and anoth

Veterans Affairs committee  I might just add that a year and a bit ago, I did a foot patrol through Ottawa on a Sunday with a group called Soldiers Helping Soldiers, the Royal Canadian Legion and a number of Ottawa police officers who formerly had been in the Canadian Armed Forces. We visited the Mission. W

Veterans Affairs committee  On your first question, sir, can I just add that what is I think very beneficial in our budget process is that the quasi-statutory budget the minister mentioned is uncapped and demand driven? Again, through the estimates process and the supplementary estimates process we can ask

Veterans Affairs committee  Sorry.

Veterans Affairs committee  I can add that one of the key parts of preventing homelessness is actually pre-emptive, and that is overcoming the stigma of mental health injuries. That's why we've taken on a much more presumptive approach to mental health disability claims. We are working with the Canadian A

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. Sir, thank you very much for the question. Indeed, every time a veteran comes forward and needs help, we need to provide that help as quickly as we can. When we drill down with regard to the 3,000 men and women who have made applications and try to figure out why this tak

Veterans Affairs committee  And Newfoundland, sorry.

Veterans Affairs committee  We're trying to up the game of 4,000 mental health practitioners.

Veterans Affairs committee  This is just to say that for some of these folks, it's a question of when they want to present. For some of them who are coming forward for the first time—even though they're World War II or Korean War vets, they're coming forward for the first time—especially for a mental heal