Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, Mr. Walbourne, Ms. Hynes. I am very pleased that you are joining us today.
Mr. Van Kesteren has been a member of Parliament for 11 years and is here for the first time. I have been a member of Parliament for seven months only and I am on this committee for the first time too.
I would like to talk to you about the mandate letter for the Department of National Defence. This is an extract from that letter:
Work with the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence to develop a suicide prevention strategy for Canadian Armed Forces personnel and veterans.
In your view, what are the priorities in suicide prevention for Canadian Armed Forces personnel and veterans?