Good morning and welcome to the 48th meeting of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Normally we meet in a more intimate room, so I don't have to exert my voice so much. We're very happy to be here today.
Before we begin, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank my friend from Sackville—Eastern Shore, Peter Stoffer, for the excellent work he did chairing the last couple of meetings of this committee. On behalf of the committee I'd like to congratulate you, Sir Peter. For the record, His Majesty, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, has recently knighted our colleague Peter Stoffer for his services to both the Netherlands and Canada.