They are, and they are encouraged to do so.
Part of the understanding in the Canadian Forces is that we make a real effort to connect with communities. If you asked a lot of Canadians in communities that aren't military what our CF does, they wouldn't know. They'd think all the CF does is send people to Afghanistan, for instance. There is no other role for them.
I think it's partly an education process, not recruiting. By helping tell the story of what a Canadian Forces man or woman does in terms of training, in terms of the role they play on the home front, in terms of what it's like to be away from family, etc., the Memory Project is a great vehicle. Every year, we have more and more Canadian Forces members joining the Memory Project. We were here on February 26, and the next day we were involved with the Conference of Defence Associations Institute at the Chateau Laurier. We had 50 CF members come to that lunch and sign up for the Memory Project, wanting to tell their story about how they got into the service, what it means to leave their family, and what kind of impact they're making in these countries around the world.
They tell the story of the next generation of veterans, and I think Mr. MacDonell would agree that their stories are very similar to those of our Second World War veterans, even though they're separated in many cases by 60 or 65 years.