Real Change: A New Plan For a Strong Middle Class (page 59)

«Mr. Paul Boissonneault (President, Fire Chief, County of Brant Fire Department, Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs): “In his mandate letter to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Prime Minister listed the following among top priorities: Work with provinces and territories and the Minister of Health to develop a coordinated national action plan on post-traumatic stress disorder, which disproportionately affects public safety officers. With a view to fulfilling his mandate, Minister Goodale organized a national round table for PTSD that took place on January 29, 2016, at the University of Regina. The full-day event was chaired by Michel Picard, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and brought together academics from across this country, representatives from various levels of government, as well as leadership from organizations representing first responders and emergency workers.” »

(Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, May 12, 2016)

"the Government proposes to provide $20 million over five years, beginning in 2018-19, to support a new national research consortium between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment. This new consortium will work to address the incidence of post-traumatic stress injuries among public safety officers."

(Equality Growth - A Strong Middle Class page 211, February 27, 2018)

Ministerial Roundtable on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Public Safety Officers