Ladies and gentlemen, we are resuming the meeting.
We have other witnesses with us for the second hour. I'd like to welcome them.
As witnesses we have, from Legacy Voices, Ms. Kathy Grant, historian, Black Canadian veterans' voices. From Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, we have Mervin Bouvier, minister of veterans affairs, and John Belanger, veteran.
I welcome all of you. You're going to have five minutes for your opening statement. After that, we're going to ask you some questions to go further.
I invite you, Ms. Grant, to start. You have five minutes for your opening remarks. Please, go ahead.