Thank you so much for that work. I do hope that it brings about good results.
First of all, welcome from Saskatchewan. It's so good to have you here from my home province. I've been on this committee since 2017. In 2018, this committee travelled up to northern Saskatchewan, to Beauval. Now, I don't know if you consider that north when you look at the province, but it is to us. We also went to Yellowknife, and I had the opportunity to engage a lot more with indigenous veterans.
I just want to take a moment to say that Vimy Ridge would not have happened the way it did for Canada without the incredible mapping abilities and the commitment of our first nations, Inuit and Métis to that whole exercise. Instead of losing 100,000 soldiers, as France and England did, we were able to have victory there. I thank you and your past for that contribution.
You mentioned some of the frustrations that are still there from the past, and I know that, with World War II, promises were made that were not kept. Would you like to just speak briefly on that? Then, I have a quote I would like to have you respond to as well.