I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 110 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motions adopted by the committee on March 9 and December 5, 2023, the committee is resuming its study of the recognition of Persian Gulf veterans and wartime service.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format. I invite witnesses and colleagues to address their questions through the chair.
For today, we have two full hours with two witnesses. I'd like to welcome them.
We have, as an individual, Mr. Sean Bruyea.
He's a regular at this committee.
He is a retired captain and air force intelligence officer. Welcome.
We also have retired Lieutenant (Navy) Louise Richard, who was a registered nurse.
Because we have two full hours, you can take more than five minutes for your opening statements. If you need to stop—this is especially for Ms. Richard—during the two full hours, just let me know. We can take a break and come back.
I'm going to start with you, Mr. Bruyea, for your opening statement. The floor is yours.