I'm calling this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number nine of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the House order of September 23. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website. Just so that you are aware, the webcast will always show the person speaking rather than the entire committee.
Our meeting today will be twofold.
I wish to welcome our three witnesses today: Nora Spinks, president and chief executive officer of the Vanier Institute of the Family, and from the Department of National Defence, Colonel Helen L. Wright, director, mental health, health services group headquarters of the Canadian Armed Forces, and Lieutenant-Colonel Suzanne Bailey, national practice leader, social work and mental health training.
I would like to welcome Nora Spinks to the floor for her opening statement, please.