Veterans Affairs committee  I would definitely like to see a policy and procedure manual that clearly puts in writing what calls are recorded and what calls are not. There's no way that something structural like that is not on paper somewhere and official. I would like that so there would be no misconceptio

Veterans Affairs committee  I have. If he cannot be guaranteed anonymity, it's not even a maybe.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, I'm an old-timer. I got out in 1995, and when I got out in 1995, it was “don't let the screen door hit you on the butt on the way out”. There was absolutely nothing at the time, and there was nothing subsequently, before 2017, when I first entered the VAC system. During that

Veterans Affairs committee  Oh yes. It's like a cancer. The longer you leave it, the harder it is to treat.

Veterans Affairs committee  No.

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, I actually have one. The mission is “to save lives and relieve pain by making help for PTS Injuries easily accessible, with a vision of a world where the path to recovery is clear.” That should be the same mission and vision that VAC has, but if it is, they're missing it.

Veterans Affairs committee  He was looking for help for a common service-related injury.

Veterans Affairs committee  He was given no service. He did his own research to find help. He was asking for support and he was asking if VAC had any other help that they could suggest. Now that I have the opportunity.... He asked for supports for his family, because of the phone call, and he was denied.

Veterans Affairs committee  Unless the mandate is budget cuts through getting rid of us, yes, a line was crossed.

Veterans Affairs committee  There are no strict protocols. I had Nicole Scheidl on my show. I'm shocked that she's not one of the witnesses here. She's the executive director of Physicians for Life. On September 24 of this year, a 21-year-old man completed MAID. His issue was...he had one eye and depressi

Veterans Affairs committee  Last year, after years of struggling horribly with suicidal thoughts I didn't want in my head—I call them “intrusive thoughts”—and trying to beat them away, I felt as if I was getting closer and closer to a cliff. I talked to the therapist provided by VAC, and her solution was, “

Veterans Affairs committee  It sounds to me like a good way to paint it.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. I would be shocked if it didn't exist.

Veterans Affairs committee  Every phone call I've ever had with Veterans Affairs says, “This call will be recorded.”

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, especially those.