I've been so moved in observing what Mr. MacDonell has referred to as an almost heightened awareness over the last number of years. I know in our community we have a thank-a-vet luncheon and it attracts 800 people. It's incredible. I've noticed that.
I think the message you've delivered today is that this is about the fact that we have this wonderful, free country. That's what this is about. This is leading to my question: what more can you do to help us know what we should be doing as legislators to make sure we preserve that and take that forward in a very real and tangible way? I'm not suggesting that it's going to be lost, naturally, but once the generations who served in the major wars and the world wars are gone, certainly it won't be as tangible as it is today. I just hope and pray that we will be able to carry it on.
I'm wondering if the Dominion Institute has a long-term vision for the things that we might be able to do and we might be able to help with.