I'll bring this meeting to order.
I want to welcome all to meeting number eight of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on October 27, the committee is resuming its study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial health of veterans organizations.
I'd like to welcome all of the witnesses who have taken time out of their busy days to join us today.
First, from the 420 Wing Oshawa Inc., we welcome Mike Gimblett, president.
Appearing as an individual, we have Max Gaboriault. Welcome to you, sir.
From the Royal Canadian Air Force Association, we welcome Linda Brimson, director of the 427 London Wing.
From the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, we have Deanna Fimrite, Dominion secretary-treasurer, Dominion Command. Welcome to you.
From the True Patriot Love Foundation, we have Mr. Nick Booth, chief executive officer.
We have a very large panel here today, so we're going to get right into it. Each of you are going to have five minutes for opening remarks and then we'll get into rounds of questions from the members of Parliament.
My role is the official interrupter. That tends to be what I have to do more than anything. When you're speaking or when you're answering questions, there is a timeline. If we get down to one minute, you will see me raise my finger. Don't panic. A minute is a long time to wrap up your thoughts. You will see me do that throughout, whether it's with the questions or the opening statements.
We're going to get started with opening statements. To kick us off today, from 420 Wing Oshawa Inc., we have Mike Gimblett, president. The next five minutes is all yours, sir.