Government Operations committee  But like you, they wanted one thing, and that was purpose. With purpose, it brings a lot of pieces together. It's clearly shown on the research. With purpose, mental health is better. Many things are better. I'm sure Wolfgang would agree. It all comes together, and that's what th

Government Operations committee  It's not about getting money. You can give me millions of dollars. That's not purpose. It's what do I wake up every morning for? That's where this policy is so important, to kind of bring to life.

Government Operations committee  Governments have been working for decades on a skills translator to try to figure out how to equate what we did into civilian life. How is an infantry soldier in the armoured corps...? It can be done; it's not that it can't be. It comes back to what Wolfgang and you had said, whi

Government Operations committee  You'd have to hold deputies accountable.

Government Operations committee  The United States has been through this journey long before we have. They are now at targets because going out just using a policy process machinery to try to make it work, which is good, didn't work. At the end of the day, when they're in place, what do you do with bureaucracy

Government Operations committee  Men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces are still being released today, even though you hear otherwise, without having everything in place.

Government Operations committee  When you hear what's about to happen, this is down the road. It's not in place today. The concierge is going to happen years down the road. It's being trialled in Borden right now. It doesn't matter if you're released in any other place across the Canadian Armed Forces, you stil

Government Operations committee  That's why I said it in English.

Government Operations committee  It's only in Borden.

Government Operations committee  What it's supposed to do—and it makes sense, as was mentioned—is to have someone who will work with you in the most difficult and complex cases, maybe one or two years prior to your release, to get all the pieces in place so that when you do leave, everything is ready. For examp

Government Operations committee  Yes, medication. On January 21, when I left the Canadian Armed Forces, the Canadian Armed Forces didn't call me and ask, “How are you doing today?” I was gone. I was out. I had left the day before. That's the message I gave everyone I worked with. The day after you release, y

Government Operations committee  No.

Government Operations committee  No.

Government Operations committee  No. I released in 2015, so I am probably the most recently released individual here and I can tell you I was responsible for the process. No. What you will hear from the leadership of the Canadian Armed Forces is that men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces are now released wi

Government Operations committee  I think the issue is very simple. Right now, the process is too complex. If we add to that veterans who are suffering from mental health problems or other issues, the system gets even more complicated. It becomes impossible to make sense of it, primarily because it is a very comp