Thank you, Mr. Sullivan. Thank you for beginning your presentation by reminding us that the government plays a leading role, but it's really a civic responsibility to remember, memorialize, and honour the great work of our veterans--women and men alike.
Just a reminder for our committee—and also because we have a clerk who is brand new—that the tradition since the 39th Parliament, which was the first Parliament we had a Veterans Affairs standing committee, has always been to go ahead with the seven-minute rule. If the answer requires more time than the seven minutes, the member will be cut off from questioning but the person charged with the responsibility to answer has all the time they'd like. Sometimes it may appear that some slots are disproportionate, but it's because of the nature of the answers required.
We'll start our rotation now with the Liberal Party and Madam Sgro for seven minutes.