Veterans Affairs committee  I think that's a great idea. I wasn't aware of that, but I think it's fantastic. We certainly ask people for ID when we're speaking with them, if they're able to even provide that identification. Maybe we don't delve into that conversation yet, but if they're able to provide it

Veterans Affairs committee  Usually they don't. It's a challenge. ID is a challenge.

Veterans Affairs committee  That's a great question. There was a video that was played at the round table that I've passed on to a few people here in Vancouver. I thought it was really quite a powerful video. There were several officers, but there was an officer in Calgary who kind of stuck with me. I thin

Veterans Affairs committee  I mean, any help would be great. I think just identifying our veteran population would benefit that. Certainly if we have 8% of our homeless population self-identifying as veterans, then the need certainly is there for that housing. It comes back to being relatable and having t

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  It is a one-person team. It's me right now. I am the homeless outreach team. In terms of outreach, I'm certainly out in uniform and on the road every day. I do specific outreach with welfare services once a week, and then with a mental health nurse through our Coastal Health. If

Veterans Affairs committee  I think it's probably the trauma, the things they've seen and the things they've dealt with. I think that's quite different from our general population.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's a great question. I can't think of a female veteran I've come across. It would be a guess.

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely. Our numbers are skyrocketing. They are larger than we've ever seen before.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's still quite transient. There certainly are our locals who have been around for a long time, but we do have a large population of people who are travelling across the country. Maybe they have warrants in other provinces. The west coast is the last stop, as is Vancouver, and m

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I would say that we are not so localized anymore.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, the mental health aspect is large. We're certainly dealing with that here in Vancouver, and I'm sure across the country. It's always great to have as much information as you possibly can about the people you're dealing with to be able to have conversations with them or mayb

Veterans Affairs committee  I absolutely do. I am not a veteran myself, but certainly in the police culture we have a certain way of speaking to each other. If that's what you mean, I do think it would be helpful and useful to be able to have that type of conversation.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I think that's a really interesting point, having a case manager, potentially, who has a military background. I can only speak from a police perspective, but there are certain things that you would say to the public and there are certain things that you would say to a colle

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely.