Before I address our topic today, Mr. Chair, I want to share with members of the veterans affairs committee a loss of a very wonderful veteran in Hamilton. His name was Fred Engelbrecht. He was in his 98th year. He was on the beach on August 19, 1942, at Dieppe. He was one of the last two survivors of Dieppe. He gave the “We will remember” speech last year. Even though Fred was 98, we're actually shocked that we've lost him. I wanted to share that with our group.
Mr. Dubé, how were you recruited? That's one question, generally, about the recruiting of indigenous military. In your units, was there a camaraderie among indigenous veterans? Did you know two or three or a dozen? Was it a common occurrence in your experience to have fellow indigenous comrades in your units?