Thank you very much, Minister and your team. Thank you for being with us again. It's great to have you.
I want to return to Mr. Garrison's questions about recruitment, the $1-million request. I want to put it in the context of our visit to the United States this week. First of all, I'd like to echo some of the things you said, which we also heard at our level. There is tremendous gratitude for Canadian engagement. Senator John McCain expressed his thanks for our work in Afghanistan, particularly with regard to those women and men who have paid the ultimate price. It's basically a partnership, side by side, on so many different fronts. We heard this across conversations.
The other thing we heard is that we need to do more, so I want to ask about recruitment. When we recruit with a view to making sure that we have enough women and men who are willing to step into harm's way, which is the top of the game, what efforts are you undertaking to make sure that we get people interested in overseas missions, that they are motivated, and that they remain healthy physically and mentally? At the recruitment stage, what kind of messaging are you giving them, and what kind of response are you getting?