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Veterans Affairs committee Certainly, it would lower the suicide rate. As I said earlier, today's new generation is talking about it more. I'll give you an example. The section commander is the section boss. If he goes to his sergeant or warrant officer—excuse me, because usually the section commander is a sergeant—to tell him that he has a problem, he's caught between his men and the warrant officer.
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion
Veterans Affairs committee If Veterans Affairs looked after us at the end of our service, that would be a good preventive measure. It would be enough to organize meetings with stakeholders. I'll give you an example. At one point, I asked to go to the pain management clinic to understand my pain and demystify it.
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion
Veterans Affairs committee When people leave the armed forces, their medical records are of course transferred to the archives in Ottawa. In my case, Veterans Affairs Canada requested my medical records and had me fill out a document requesting that they be transferred to Ottawa. The next year I was asked to sign another document because the request had not yet been processed, and today I don't even know if they still have my records.
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion
Veterans Affairs committee Could you repeat the question, please?
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion
Veterans Affairs committee The older generation, including myself, was trained in the military. When we needed to go to the doctor because we were injured, we didn't go. We would shut up and keep working, or we would get sent home. When people did training, they were taught the culture of silence. They were told that these things weren't talked about.
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion
Veterans Affairs committee I do not have any at the moment, but I have others to submit.
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion
Veterans Affairs committee I received other diagnoses and I will have to submit more applications.
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion
Veterans Affairs committee In my case, the doctor who was monitoring me retired the same year I did. I don't know if it's possible, but it would help veterans. Because when we get out of the army, we don't have a doctor anymore. The Canadian Forces takes care of us, we don't have a family doctor. It took me at least two years to find one.
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion
Veterans Affairs committee Exactly.
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion
Veterans Affairs committee First of all, I had difficulty filling out the forms. I had to explain what had happened and the reason for my request. Many veterans have symptoms of post-traumatic stress. When they see the paperwork, they get very stressed and anxious and often won't apply because they can't fill it out.
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion
Veterans Affairs committee Thank you, Mr. Chair. When I left the Canadian Armed Forces, I had no other choice. I was released on medical grounds under paragraph 3(b). Those who leave the forces are left to their own devices. When we're in the forces, we're well looked after, but when we leave, we don't know what to do or where to turn.
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion
Veterans Affairs committee I can't explain why our medical records don't follow us, but it's a very good question. The left hand, which is the military, doesn't talk to the right hand, which is Veterans Affairs Canada. If they did, it would save a lot of time. That way, when a member is released, they could go to Veterans Affairs Canada, which would have a copy of their medical records.
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion
Veterans Affairs committee Thank you very much. My name is Jean Laurion, and I joined the Canadian Armed Forces at the age of 17, on January 7, 1980, and I left on March 31, 2017. I spent 37 years and 3 months in the military. I started in the infantry. At some point, I went on leadership courses, master corporal and sergeant courses.
March 29th, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Laurion