That's right; I'm from Saskatchewan, but I've mentioned to you what I have to deal with and what I'd like to see.
I have a lot of aboriginal veterans in the area. How do we honour them? As you know, when in a pow-wow, the veterans lead the grand march. We respect that, and we show that respect and honour to them. I truly believe that also helps those veterans assimilate and come back into their community after they've left the forces.
We've talked a little bit throughout this committee's work about decommissioning our soldiers. How do we get them out of there, after they've spent all that time, training, and being indoctrinated into the forces?
I say today, for myself, that my father instilled that in me as a soldier, to the point that I have not missed a day of work because of sickness. I don't show it; I don't show up with it.
How do we step further, to take these people who have made that unlimited commitment to us and say, now let's bring you back down so that you can easily assimilate into civilian life?