Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Bienvenue à tous.
This is the 19th meeting of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs. We have the great pleasure today of having Mr. Keith Hillier with us. Of course he's been before this committee many times and this is the second time in the 40th Parliament.
Before we get to Mr. Hillier's opening remarks he's going to be responding to the interview we had with the ombudsman. Mr. Hillier is going to give you an idea of his schedule. He'll be back with us on Wednesday. He's going to be returning to New Brunswick and then coming back. He may actually share a bit about that before his opening remarks. I think he has some interesting things the committee would like to hear about on what his schedule will be like when he goes back and returns again.
Prior to that, with your indulgence, Mr. Kerr has asked for a moment before we begin, and I think it's appropriate.
Mr. Kerr.