Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Minister and General, for being here today. I want to continue the questioning from my colleague Ms. Ludwig with respect to women veterans. We heard from the veterans ombudsman earlier this week. He said to our committee that he had had the cha

Veterans Affairs committee  Wonderful. I also want to thank the minister and the general for their work in supporting the Highway of Heroes. Highway 401 runs through my riding of Scarborough North. Earlier this year, on January 31, I wrote to Finance Minister Bill Morneau to encourage the government's supp

Veterans Affairs committee  How does the accountability work? The ombudsman issues a report, addresses certain areas and highlights issues and problems that you have identified based on input and experiences of veterans. Is that simply just provided to the department, and then it's up to them where, how and

Veterans Affairs committee  I think that's very key because, if these recommendations are being made, the first step is to determine whether or not the department agrees with the recommendation. The second piece is, if they do agree with it, what is their plan. Where is the action plan? What steps are they

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm going to be blunt because this is a report card, and to me, this is a failing report card. I want to thank the ombudsman for making these recommendations, but I just find it very disheartening to see that—I'll give credit where credit is due—50 out

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Dr. Croft, you mentioned that there are drugs that are safer and as effective as mefloquine.

Veterans Affairs committee  Currently, it's been recorded by the Canadian Armed Forces that within the past two years, only three servicemen and women have been prescribed mefloquine and that the practice currently is that the drug is given only if specifically requested. Can you speak to the alternatives a

Veterans Affairs committee  Not everyone can make an informed decision if they don't have the information, and too often we rely on drug labelling to provide information on the risks of taking medications. What do you think is needed in terms of how members of the Canadian Armed Forces can be better infor

Veterans Affairs committee  You're saying to remove it altogether and not provide it as an option.

Veterans Affairs committee  With respect to prescribing mefloquine, you've said that drug labelling is not sufficient. Patients need to be explicitly warned. How would that be done, in a general sense, for any doctor prescribing this to a patient?

Veterans Affairs committee  I'd like to hear Professor Quinn, if she has any comments with respect to my questions.

Veterans Affairs committee  To continue with Mr. McColeman's line of questioning, we understand from DND that currently the drug mefloquine is prescribed to servicewomen and -men only if they ask for it. For the past two years, they reported that only three people in the armed forces have been prescribed me

Veterans Affairs committee  Dr. Sellers, I'm sorry, but I have limited time.

Veterans Affairs committee  Dr. Sellers, I just want to clarify. Are you are saying with respect to other anti-malarials that you cannot think of a situation where someone should have to choose mefloquine over those other options?