I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 30 of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on Monday, November 21, 2022, the committee is resuming its study on the impact of the new rehabilitation contract awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs on the role of the case manager and quality of service delivery.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the House order of Thursday, June 23, 2022. Members may attend in person in the room or remotely using the Zoom application.
Interpretation services are available, and those of you using the Zoom application can make your choice at the bottom of your screen.
A reminder that all comments by members and witnesses should be addressed through the chair.
Pursuant to our routine motion concerning login tests, I wish to inform the committee that all witnesses completed the required tests prior to the meeting.
Now I would like to welcome, first of all, the clerk, Naaman Sugrue. He is here with us.
I would like to welcome, as witnesses, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs; and, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Paul Ledwell, deputy minister, and Steven Harris, assistant deputy minister, service delivery branch.
I am pleased to yield the floor to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Lawrence MacAulay.
You have five minutes for your opening statement. Please go ahead, sir.