Veterans Affairs committee  It's not rocket science, as you said, sir. It's not difficult. We just sit down and say that these are the procedures. Are they safe? Yes, they are. Then we have to train people to make sure that these standards [Technical difficulty—Editor] and answered at the end of the day. It

Veterans Affairs committee  It happens.

Veterans Affairs committee  If not, I'm ready to answer more questions.

Veterans Affairs committee  Could I add a small thing on that, please?

Veterans Affairs committee  I travel across Canada in my van. I'm in my van right now. What Bill mentioned is true. In Alberta and B.C., when I was there last winter, I was checked with my service dog, and because I'm from Ontario, they said I couldn't come. That's ridiculous. I'm travelling. We need to fix

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely. I'm a veteran, as you know. I've been doing this work for the other veterans for over 10 years. I give 100%. I think that I've given 120% to my country and that, as a result, I deserve a service dog to make my life easier and to brighten up my daily life. A service

Veterans Affairs committee  It's politics. We listen to a person who knows someone else in the government, because we think that the person must be credible. So we listen to this person, who isn't credible at all, and who is even making things worse for veterans instead of better. In reality, 80% of the me

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely, Mr. Desilets. The studies conducted by the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina provided evidence. If we do things right, within a year and a half, we can reduce the use of medication by 50% to 75% in assistance recipients. The person used to be hol

Veterans Affairs committee  We showed this to the RCMP. We sent the RCMP a file explaining how many billions of dollars we could save in drug costs as a result of service dogs.

Veterans Affairs committee  Dr. Colleen Dell from the University of Saskatchewan has this information on hand.

Veterans Affairs committee  Perfect.

Veterans Affairs committee  They've experienced challenges before, but it's much more liberal. The Americans with Disabilities Act encompasses different service animals. As you've heard, there are things as outlandish as the use of a parrot, for example. They're much more liberal in that sense. In Canada,

Veterans Affairs committee  First off, way before getting there, is this person healthy enough to take care of a live animal? That's right from the start. We need to implement an interview process, a home visit, and make sure that the environment is also safe for that service dog. Is that person ready right

Veterans Affairs committee  My pleasure.

Veterans Affairs committee  Before I answer your question, I also want to tell you that the United States has an insurance company for service dogs called Trupanion. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs, through Trupanion, covers medical insurance for veterans' service dogs. Veterans Affairs Can