Thank you all for attending this meeting of the Standing Committee on National Defence as we continue our study of the care of ill and injured Canadian Forces members.
Appearing before the committee today are two witnesses, Colonel Russell Mann, the director of military family services, and Colonel Blais, the director of casualty support management and the joint personnel support unit. Gentlemen, thank you very much for your response to a rather late invitation. We appreciate your appearance today.
Perhaps we could begin, please, with opening statements of 10 minutes each. Colonel Mann, would you begin, please.