Veterans Affairs committee  I'll be honest that this was my first opportunity to participate in the mentorship program, but I was recently matched. I am the mentor, and I've recently been matched with a mentee who has transitioned from the military to the world of entrepreneurship. We were just matched actu

Veterans Affairs committee  Personally speaking, some of the skills that I took that were directly transferable to the civilian and entrepreneurship world are organization and leadership. We're very well-equipped in the military, especially as officers. That, coupled with my trade as a logistics officer....

Veterans Affairs committee  We don't, but we'll work on it.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you so much. My name is Erin Copeland. It is my privilege to speak to you all today. I served for 13 years as a logistics officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Since retiring in 2015, my husband and I are the proud owners and operators of Tall Tree Bakery in Squamish,