Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank all of the witnesses for being here today. It's great to have all of you back.
My first question goes to the Last Post Fund.
There was an article out in November, basically a month ago, and your past president, Derek Sullivan, was quite concerned about how the National Field of Honour was going to continue the way it is. It said, “Since 2020 there’s been a push for VAC to assume ownership of the site.” On September 4, your organization sent a letter to Minister Petitpas Taylor basically outlining, “the future of this Veterans' cemetery is now in serious jeopardy; current operating deficits mean that the LPF can sustain operations for only a short period of time.”
The letter went out September 4. There was no strike at that time, and you were hoping to have an answer by November 11. You thought that was a good time, with it being Remembrance Week, but no letter was received. The only time there was contact with her office was after CTV News phoned and followed up on that, and they were told that she was looking at and assessing feasibility.
Number one, I'm just wondering what that says about urgency and respect. Number two, has there been any follow-up as of yet to see exactly what that study of feasibility is about?