Thank you so much, Chair.
I thank you for your testimony. I appreciate that you're all on your own in dealing with all of us today. Hopefully, you have some water there to help you through this.
I have a couple of questions.
We've seen from the research that there are different groups of veterans who are struggling, particularly in terms of employment. The top three that I have in mind are those who are medically released, women veterans and veterans who have served for a short period of time. Those seem to be particularly vulnerable groups.
There have been some recommendations through this process that the government and VAC are still going through. They did “Let's Talk Veterans”, and they're on the second stage and taking in that information. I'm wondering if you feel there should be a specific outreach and targeted approach to talking to these veterans who seem to have slower outcomes, struggle financially a lot more and are not getting to the next step that we would like to see veterans get to.
With your many years of expertise and knowledge, I'm wondering if you think there should be a more targeted approach to making sure those voices are heard, and whether whatever system is put in place by VAC really includes strategies that will enhance their opportunities.