Veterans Affairs committee  I will add that it's the team. The veteran and the dog are a team.

Veterans Affairs committee  What you'll find is that there are differences between them. What would be useful would be to have a comparison done of the standards. I would certainly offer up and will make sure that your clerk has a copy of our standard. As far as I'm concerned, compare away. The sooner we

Veterans Affairs committee  Chris, why don't you can take this, the obedience part, but also the importance of reinforcing with the veteran, because it is supporting the veteran. I'll just say that all of what we do is to support those people who are in need, those veterans.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll answer the last question first. I believe I sent a copy of the standard, the Saskatchewan one, to MP Cathay Wagantall.

Veterans Affairs committee  I can't remember. Did I send it to the clerk? I'll make sure.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll go through that email and make sure that Mr. Jolicoeur, who is your clerk, gets it. I will make sure of that.

Veterans Affairs committee  Now, the—

Veterans Affairs committee  Okay.

Veterans Affairs committee  We are in the process of going through that, and our next step is a meeting that is the week after next. We're doing it through the Canadian Accreditation Council.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, we're basically getting our organization accepted as a.... It's basically a sort of stamp on our organization, to say that it is able to do that. We see that as a verification of our standard. I'm sorry, Mr. Chair.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, it was. Chris, did you get that? You are exactly right, Mr. Desilets. Chris, it's the question of the standards. There are some people who want the standards to be closed rather than open. That's the issue of just wanting an obedient dog rather than a psychiatric service

Veterans Affairs committee  I may be accused of being disrespectful, but the answer is yes. I'm sorry; my sense of humour has been my downfall. You're absolutely right. The dog and the veteran become a team. We identify them as service dog teams. From the times I've been on deployment, I know that your t

Veterans Affairs committee  May I add something, Mr. Desilets?

Veterans Affairs committee  As I said, we need to have an open mind when it comes to standards. Let me repeat that what matters is mental health. I see soldiers with whom I have worked for many years who are not the same as they were 10 years ago, before they were deployed to Afghanistan or wherever. So i