Minister, thank you very much for being here. Thank you for the work that you're doing.
I'm going to start with a very general question. I ask this because I think that when constituents and Canadians writ large hear “Veterans Affairs”, they think they know—and I'll extend that out to members of Parliament also—what Veterans Affairs does, but I think it's good to put on the record a crystal clear understanding of what your work looks like, and specifically what the department is tasked with carrying out.
What is the mandate of Veterans Affairs Canada?