Thank you, Mr. Chair. Any time you want me to take over, just let me know. I told you earlier.
Thank you to our witnesses for joining us today. We truly are grateful. To those who have served, we are very grateful.
Ms. Jocko, I'm so touched and sorry to hear about the passing of your son. Obviously it's very close to home, and it's been very recent. I want to thank you for sharing that with us and for being open. Our hearts go out to you.
I have a couple questions that I'd like to go through. Obviously, this study is very important to our committee. What we're looking for are the experiences of indigenous and Black people who have served in the Canadian military. We would like to see, from our committee's standpoint, how we can help them and how we can ensure that they're getting proper care and treatment.
My first question will go to Ms. Jocko.
You were sitting there for quite a while during the previous testimony. What are your encounters with VAC? You said that you've had an okay engagement, but then you've heard other horror stories. Could you share a little about what you've experienced from your perspective?
I'd then like to ask a couple of questions to those who are present here.