Thank you so much for that.
As it was for many of you around the table, Veterans' Week was a very busy week for me. I'm sure many of you attended many events in your ridings or perhaps in other parts of the province or the country.
We embarked on a coast-to-coast tour, if you will, making sure that we weren't only here in the nation's capital. We went into small rural communities as we went to the bigger city events. We wanted to make sure we were seen and that we took part in these many events.
I have to say that the highlights for me were probably meeting with the many children who were at the events as well. I think it's truly important to make sure that we have ambassadors, that they don't forget our past and that they will continue to share these stories of these brave men and women who have served.
I also had the privilege of meeting with many veterans, either modern-day veterans or more senior veterans. Again, I was able to share and to hear many of their stories.
I also had an opportunity to meet with General Rohmer in Toronto. I had the honour of meeting him back at the 80th anniversary, and I certainly wanted to go and say hi to him. He was in fine form and talking to me about his plans for the year ahead.
Overall, we participated in some really great events. We attended events in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and British Columbia. We really wanted to make sure there was a good representation and that we were able to participate in different types of events.