Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thanks for being here, Minister.
I have a few questions. Hopefully I'll get time for them all.
I think it was Mr. Boughen who was asking about the upcoming centennial of World War I, and you mentioned in response the efforts being made to digitize the stories of the Second World War veterans, and now the Korean War veterans. That's something that I believe very strongly in. Three years ago I had an opportunity to take my son, when he was 14, and one of his friends over to tour some of the battlefields that Canadians have fought on and to see Juno Beach, where so many Canadians laid down their lives for our freedoms. The impact that had on my son, at 14 years of age, to see those battlefields and to see those beaches.... I think it's something that all young Canadians should have some ability to experience. One of those ways is through those stories. Certainly, our generation had the opportunity, whether it be the fathers or grandfathers, to hear first-hand those accounts, those stories of the sacrifices that were made on our behalf.
I want to just ask a little more. I had a chance to participate and bring the memory project to my riding and to visit with a lot of my World War II veterans. There were a lot of great stories that were shared and are going to be very well preserved for future generations to be able to have that understanding. I know the World War II project was in partnership with the Historica-Dominion Institute. I assume the Korean project is as well.
Can you give us a little more information on that project, how it's proceeding, and what we, as members of Parliament, can do to help and support it?