Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and welcome to our new clerk as well.
Thank you very much, Derek, for this. I greatly appreciate it.
I have a couple of short questions for you. Concerning the materials you send out to the schools, do you send specific materials out to first nations communities and to the far north and the Inuit in their specific languages? I'm thinking of the Canadian Rangers in the Nunavut area, as well as some isolated first nations reserves throughout Canada. That's the first question.
Again, as our chair said and as you said, it's a civic responsibility to remember, but I've noticed one thing that we, as a nation, haven't done very well--and that includes me as well--and that is remembrance of the Boer War. There's nothing in this paper about the Boer War and nothing in here. I wonder why that is. I'm certainly not blaming anyone for that, but it was a significant event in Canadian history and we don't seem to be remembering the anniversary dates of that specific one.
Also, you talk here about Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day ceremonies. Does that include the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada Association?
And for my last question, the minister was quite straightforward when he was with us last time when I asked him about when Mr. Babcock, who is now 109, passes away. What plans would the federal government or the Department of Veterans Affairs have to recognize the World War I...not just Mr. Babcock, but all those people who served during that generation? Because once he leaves--which hopefully is not for a long time--that generation is lost. What would Canada be doing to recognize that significant event in our history?
And I thank you very much for all the work you do.