Veterans Affairs committee  Being in the Vancouver area, do you have a rough percentage—it doesn't have to be an exact figure—of how many first nations veterans have come forward who are homeless ?

Veterans Affairs committee  You also mentioned that not all the veterans are Canadian. What would be their countries of origin, and is there an issue regarding language use?

Veterans Affairs committee  I want to highlight another point you made. You mentioned that as the number of services increases, there tends to be an increase in the draw. Since 2015 we've introduced a number of new programs. Is that possibly why there's a bit of a parallel in an increase in the number of ve

Veterans Affairs committee  Okay. Mr. Pearce, first, thank you for all of the work you're doing. I have just a quick question for you. There's a study on the mental health of the Canadian Armed Forces. Regular forces members have higher rates of depression and generalized anxiety disorders than in the ge

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. Thanks, Chair. I'd like to thank you all for your testimony today. I'm splitting my time, so I have to be really fast. To the two officers, are service dogs allowed in the shelters that you're working with or that you're associated with?

Veterans Affairs committee  That's fantastic. I actually think it's a model for so many other housing projects. Gentlemen, I have a couple of questions for you, particularly around the trades. In the work I've done through post-secondary education, I've actually done a lot of work with the Canadian Forces

Veterans Affairs committee  I agree. I think it's an important return on federal investment as well. That prior learning recognition should be part of the credentialling, because at some point there's going to be that transition to the outside. I have one last question for you. Right now you're not receivi

Veterans Affairs committee  Okay.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm going to find something for you.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for sharing that. Doug, is there time?

Veterans Affairs committee  Are we splitting?

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll be fast.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'd like to thank all of you for your testimony. It was absolutely fascinating and really inspiring. Ms. Le, you mentioned your facility. We heard from a previous witness that there is a disproportionate number of young women under the age of 25 in comparison to the actual compo

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm also pleased to hear you mention the common space, because Mr. Stanfield said that at his house one thing they don't have is a common space.