Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. If I have a peer referred from IPSC or an OSI clinic, one of the first things I do is ask about their status with veterans affairs.

Veterans Affairs committee  It could happen through the OTSCC or Montfort Hospital. The OSI clinic is a referral. It could come from the IPSC, the Royal Canadian Legion...you name it. Anybody can refer to us, even a peer. The first question I ask if they have been released is whether they have engaged with

Veterans Affairs committee  No. I suppose, however, that this would happen more often the older they are or the longer they've been released. The nature of the beast is to withdraw. When I get them like that, they have usually been released for some time.

Veterans Affairs committee  My name is Bruce Phillips. Thank you for having me here today. I will give you a brief background on Vanessa and me. I'm a 28-year veteran of the Canadian Forces. I have spent 17 years in the Patricias—that is the PPCLI, if you're not familiar with it—and then I did an occupa