Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Clark, for being here with us today.
Back in 2017 I was incredibly honoured to provide veteran Gordie Bannerman a replica of the monument that was built in Toronto commemorating those who fought in the Italian campaign in World War II. He was 95, and I was just incredibly happy to be with him and his family.
One of the things I learned about him was that in his eighties he learned how to type on a computer so he could work alongside some of his younger family members to get his stories on the website so people could see, hear and read his story. I know VAC has now recognized them and they are also on the VAC website. Choosing this method of course allowed younger people, including his family members, to engage with his story, and I think that's so very powerful.
I'm wondering if you could talk about the importance of keeping those stories alive in this country. I know multiple organizations are doing things. I'm wondering, from the Legion's perspective, how you are working to support saving these stories so young people will hear them in the future.