Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Derek and Peter, thank you once again, and to your staff and all the organizers who did the commemoration of the Battle of the Somme and Beaumont Hamel. You guys did an outstanding job. When you have six Newfoundlanders crying at every cenotaph they're at...it really was quite emotional. So thank you so much to your team for what you've done.
I have a couple of questions. It says you administer the honours and awards for the First World War, the Second World War, and the Korean War. Do you administer the modern-day medals, such as for Bosnia and Afghanistan, that are lost or misplaced? Do you also do any of the South African and Boer wars? That's my first question.
Secondly, you talked about the program that allows some funding for new community-based cenotaph construction. Lloyd Swick, who will be appearing before the committee soon, is a World War II veteran who is setting up a community base, which I am part of, to have a monument for the animals placed at Confederation Park. The problem is that because it's at Confederation Park, DVA is not permitted to assist in the funding of that program. I'm just wondering if you have the answer why. If not, could you let us know later?
It's quite frustrating. If it was anywhere else but federal land, DVA could assist, but because it's at Confederation Park, where the aboriginal monument is and others are, they're being denied some access to funding. Could you elaborate on that, please?
Thank you once again for all that you do.