Veterans Affairs committee  In that regard, how do we better inform the public, veterans and organizations like yours of all the services that are now available? How we can make changes based on listening?

Veterans Affairs committee  What about the national housing strategy? There is a priority for veterans within our national housing strategy. Are you familiar with that? Has either one of you applied for that program?

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, and thank you, Minister and General, for being here today. We heard from a number of witnesses who were before the committee about the challenge with regard to the transition from the Canadian Armed Forces to being a veteran. I'm wondering, Minister, if you could spea

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. We have also heard at committee about veterans who are homeless. In terms of housing, can you share with us how veterans are priorities in the national housing strategy?

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, thank you very much. I'm very pleased. I have heard from veterans in my area of New Brunswick Southwest about the additional services and certainly the difficult times over the last decade. Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. I was getting quite caught up with my colleague here. Thank you all for your presentations today, and certainly for the work that you're doing for veterans. I'm not only the daughter of a veteran. I'm actually the sister of a veteran. Veterans Affairs certainly is

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. My next question is actually related to research. We've heard from a number of witnesses that a lot of the information they're collecting is anecdotal. Is there a plan within the government for the measurement and collection of data? I'm wondering how Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. Of the $1.1 billion for total operating expenditures, which was just mentioned, what proportion was actually allocated to mental health services?

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. My next question comes again to the collaboration piece. We've heard from a number of witnesses who have said that, as a veteran, the challenge sometimes is that an organization, a provincial government or a municipality, will say, “Oh, you're a veteran. That's not ou

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you all for your testimony this afternoon. Thank you to both gentlemen for your service. Certainly, as the daughter and sister of veterans, the testimony here is quite personal to me. As well, being a mother and a grandmother, my first question is for Sergeant Webb. You

Veterans Affairs committee  They're young. How do you explain to them the situation they're in, and are there other services that you're able to reach out to or that are reaching out to you for your children?

Veterans Affairs committee  Sergeant Webb, were you eligible for a lump sum pension?

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for sharing that. I know that's quite personal. The reason I ask that question is that one of the things we have heard about the difference between a lump sum versus the pension for life is that Veterans Affairs is better able to track a veteran who may eventually beco