Welcome to meeting number 105 of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Today, a witness is taking part in the study undertaken by the committee.
We have a two-and-a-half-hour meeting today, which is a little unusual, just to point that out for members in case anyone has forgotten. We will have an hour and a half with our witness, whom I'll introduce in a moment, and then we will be in camera for an hour on committee business.
For the public portion of the meeting, which is what we'll start with, we will hear from our witness who is with us this morning: Ms. Joanne Kimm. She is here to share with us her personal situation and how that might lead to some improvement, hopefully, for others in the future.
Typically, we give five minutes. You are our sole witness today. I think we can probably be fairly lenient on that, so we'll give you the time you need, within reason, of course.
I'll turn the floor over to you and let you give your opening remarks, and then we will go into questions from members in order by party.
Joanne, the floor is yours. Take it away.