Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank everyone. I'm excited to be here and be part of this committee.
I come from Simcoe—Grey. I have CFB Borden in my riding. When individuals happen to leave the forces, a lot who are there stay in the area for a couple of reasons: The taxes are low and they have a great member of Parliament.
To begin with, thank you for being here, Minister.
I heard you say a little earlier that you went to the deputy minister. Who found out about this first? I would think that probably the deputy minister would find out and let the minister know.