Thank you.
I just want to reiterate the importance of culture and language. A lot of times culture and language are not taught enough in modern society. Where I come from, a lot of veterans came home, and a lot of times they didn't understand the culture that's been.... They understand the culture, but modern people didn't understand the culture of how to present themselves to the culture people, especially when it came to language or living, how they live with their culture themselves, so education is very important.
Mental health was a big issue. They forgot that mental health is passed on from the veterans themselves to their families, which is still the case today. Where I come from in the north, I've lived with veterans all my life. Most of them have gone, but some veterans still survive. They need a lot of support and mental health support.
We're trying to establish a booklet now to revise all the veterans that come from the Métis side and the first nations, so we're creating a partnership to create a booklet. We don't have enough funds, so we need the federal government to step up and help us out with the federal funds.
Thank you.