I call this meeting to order.
This is the commencement of our study on retention and recruitment in the Canadian Armed Forces.
To lead off our study, we have with us Paxton Mayer, a doctoral student in international affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University; and Professor Alan Okros from the department of defence studies at RMC.
I'll call on Ms. Mayer for her opening five-minute statement, and then go directly to Professor Okros.
Again, thank you for your patience.
Colleagues, I propose to go 10 minutes late, if that's all right. I hope that's all right with our witnesses as well.
Go ahead, Ms. Mayer.