Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for being with us and sharing their wonderful experience with us. They play a unique role, in a way, in maintaining the social fabric among our veterans.
All members of the committee are very much in favour of maintaining commemoration activities and are even prepared to give them a little more prominence, as Mr. Amos just alluded to. However, it must be recognized that this isn't always supported by the general public. Some people think it's an unnecessary expense.
Mr. Cooper, how do we convince people that commemoration activities are a good thing and a necessity? How do we explain that it's money well spent and that it's a way to remember and thank the people who worked and fought for their country?