Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much for coming here today.
I'm very, very interested in this subject. As somewhat of an amateur historian, I spent a fair amount of time researching the treatment of the Italian community in my area, which is a mining town, and the so-called Moneta riot, which wasn't a riot at all: the local regiment decided to go and beat up the Italians, try to pull them out of the mines, and have them fired. It's something that nobody ever wanted to speak about. Even within the community there is a sense of shame. I think commemoration is very important.
I preface this with those remarks because I also think the role of a Canadian stamp is very important and I'd like to find out how this advisory committee works.