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Shaun Ali, a social worker who had met with Collins after his two deployments to Afghanistan, testified the soldier was dealing with depression and anxiety, but had refused to accept he had issues with alcohol.

Upon returning from his second tour, Ali said Collins “knew he changed and he wanted help” and was making progress in his treatment.

After leaving the bar, Collins was stopped by military police for drunk driving near Range Road 244 and 97 Street and taken to the guard house.

When they got there, he was put in a room and told he could call a lawyer. Boyd said after more than an hour he suspected Collins was calling friends instead and another officer demanded a breath sample.

When Collins refused three times, he was told he was being charged with refusing to provide a breath sample.

Boyd said he told Collins if he “behaved,” he would be allowed to leave, but preferred to have him go with a friend. Until the paperwork was completed, he was told he was going to be detained.

Judge J.J. Moher asked about the word “detainee,” mentioned as a possible “trigger” word for Collins during an internal Board of Inquiry investigation done by the Canadian Forces after his death.

Boyd, who had also served in Afghanistan, said it may have triggered memories for Collins of the poor treatment of prisoners of war.

Along with safety infractions in the guard house, there were issues with the police computers. First, the computers in the police vehicles weren’t always working. But even those at the guard house weren’t reliable.