Thank you, Chair.
I want to ask a couple of questions. The first one is if DND will be able to meet its objective of 25% of people joining being women in 2026. We know that number continues to be elusive and we haven't got there yet.
I'm wondering if there is any specific work being done in terms of research and looking at equipment. We know that's been a big issue. I've heard from veterans about that for a long time. I know it's getting better, but we know that a lot of equipment was not built for a women's body. It's changing. I'm wondering how that work is going. What are the key things that women are indicating they need to have in order to be looking at the military in a meaningful way?
The second question that I have is around systemic racism. I've heard from many veterans who went through the military and had some really astonishingly negative things happen because of the community that they came from. I'm wondering what's happening in DND right now to uncover what has happened and figure out processes that are a little more fair. We know at this point that if it's somebody you're directly reporting to, it can be very hard—just like it is for anybody who's from a minority group—to come forward and talk about the situation that's happening in a meaningful way.
I'm wondering what kind of work is being done on these two files.