I will take the chair in his absence.
We welcome our witnesses today. Thank you for being here. You are our final witnesses, the 45th and 46th witnesses for our study on the barriers to transition and measurable outcomes of successful transition.
We welcome today Sergeant (Retired) Alannah Gilmore, member of the Advisory Group on Families at Veterans Affairs Canada, and Lieutenant-General (Retired) Stuart Beare, Chair of the Board of Soldiers Helping Soldiers.
We'll begin with your statements for five minutes, please, and then we'll move to questioning.
Welcome.