Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I simply want to reiterate what Mr. Lick said. I fully agree with him. The Canadian Armed Forces provided very good service to our constituents who were affected by the floods. A number of residents of my constituency were affected, and the military members were there. I would also like to thank them.
I also want to talk about your experience. You said you made it your mission to hire veterans when you were director general at the Canadian Coast Guard. I'm assuming you hired veterans directly, but how did you empower your organization or the directors and managers that were working under you to let them know that this was a priority for you and to make sure that veterans had a fair chance at applying for these jobs?