Veterans Affairs committee  Things can absolutely always improve, that's for sure, but we have excellent relationships with the schools and the provinces. We're often invited to attend provincial conferences, educational conferences that are put on by teachers across the country. We're often invited to hav

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for that excellent question. The first thing I want to say is that we work very closely with all our stakeholders, veterans groups, and especially schools for our young students in order to get that message out. We spend an enormous amount of time and resources to mak

Veterans Affairs committee  Surviving veterans, themselves, can apply for a certificate to our office or through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans organizations can also make requests, as can parliamentarians. Normally, it would go through the minister's office, which would serve as the liaison.

Veterans Affairs committee  The Memorial Ribbon is administered by the Department of National Defence and is sent directly to the family member who requests the ribbon. It's basically sent to them right from the department.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  First of all, the Memorial Cross regulations were, as you know, amended to allow the member of the Canadian Forces to select up to three recipients of his or her choice, whoever they want, so you're correct on that. The Memorial Ribbon was recently created last year for the fam

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you kindly. The Canada Remembers program endeavours to keep alive—

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll talk quickly. The Canada Remembers program endeavours to keep alive the achievements and sacrifices made by those who served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace. It also seeks to promote an understanding of the significance of these efforts in Canadian life

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the invitation to appear before the committee today. It's an honour to speak to you. All three of us will be speaking, and I will be last, so I'll turn the floor over to my colleagues.