Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'll make a general comment about trust, then if we want to go deeper, we can.
How do I win back the trust of the survivors, the victims, our teammates who are questioning whether the leadership is serious about leading the Canadian Forces? I've learned in my 30 years that it's really hard to get people to trust me, but I've also learned that it takes one second to lose the trust of our teammates. I know that trust has been broken with our teammates, and that loss is devastating to me, and that was reinforced to me when I listened to the testimony on Tuesday. I have a daughter who's 22 years old and considering joining the Canadian Forces. It was like a punch in the gut, and I still feel it even right now as I'm speaking.
Our whole team is watching us to see what we're going to do, and that's what we're doing. I take that responsibility very seriously. We are listening, and I think that's what we need to do initially—hear our members—because I don't think we've given them the voice they have asked for. I have been listening, and I'll tell you that some of what I hear is ugly and it's uncomfortable. I'm still processing it, but I'm committed to trying to make a difference as we move forward.