Thank you.
High Commissioner, in your opening comments you mentioned similarities between Australia and Canada. You spoke of remote and isolated locations, and it was almost as though you were talking about my riding. I serve northern Ontario, and this group knows I won't let a meeting go by without mentioning something. I just had the opportunity to rub elbows with some Aussies over in Afghanistan, so....
This question should be able to answer itself, but I'll ask it anyway.
You talked about outreach to schools and communities and how you keep the message alive about the service and the sacrifices given by the people who serve. In my riding, and in many parts of Canada, it's done by the local legions; that's all we have left. We've devolved. There's not a lot of federal presence in the outlying areas. There's not a lot of federal structure out there. It's basically dealt with by the provinces. I'm sure Australia must have something like the legions.