Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to start off by thanking both of our guests for being with us today.
I want to echo the comments that they and my colleagues on the committee have made with respect to the work of VETS Canada and the Royal Canadian Legion. I'm very lucky to have the Centennial Branch 614 of the Legion just across the street from my constituency office. They do a fantastic job of getting veterans together. They've invited me a few times to their karaoke night, but it always seems to fall on a weekday when I'm in Ottawa. I do hope to join them one day. More importantly, they're really there to help veterans when the help is needed. The fact that the veterans are there to support each other is very, very important and tremendous.
My colleagues have mentioned the emergency fund. I know that this fund provides up to $1 million every fiscal year. This is a new fund, from my understanding. When was this fund first put in place?