Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
We have Mr. Hillier before us today, and I'll go into that in a bit.
To give everybody a heads up, I did want to note that on Monday we have Brian Ferguson, the assistant deputy minister; Verna Bruce, the acting deputy minister; and possibly Ken Miller, for the beginning of our study on the bill of rights.
Today we're wrapping up with regard to the veterans ombudsman. You're our last witness, sir.
The way we will proceed is for you to have 10 or 20 minutes, as you see fit, then afterward we go with questions.
Mr. Hillier, the floor is yours.