We have seen a lot of civics teachers in Ontario in the past few years. Ontario is the only province that has dedicated a course to civics, in which young people learn the value of active and purposeful citizenship. Several high school teachers requested that the memory project speakers, the veterans, come into the classroom to talk about citizenship through their eyes. Part of that is about democracy building in other countries.
Teachers request visits on various aspects and we try to connect them with the right veteran speakers, so it's not only remembrance related. It's talking about Canada's role in the world. It's having a soldier who was on a peacekeeping mission or in Bosnia or Afghanistan talk about the work they did and what it means for Canada and Canadians.
We've also seen in the past that classrooms request visits during elections to talk about the importance of active citizenship and voting as seen through the eyes of a veteran. Veterans really have a unique perspective on the importance of exercising citizenship through voting.