Thank you, Joe.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to Veterans Affairs Canada for having us here to discuss the important topic of the experiences of women veterans.
As Joe said, I was hired just over a year ago, along with Jamie McMillan, to act as an outreach specialist for women and members of the LGBTQ2+ community within the military. May I say that it has been an honour this past year to work with Joe and the H2H team.
For background, I am a veteran with 32 years of combined service with the regular force and the reserve force, both of which I found very rewarding. Joe has already given you a snapshot of what H2H does to help veterans and their family members transition into civilian careers in the building trades, but I wanted to share a couple of success stories with you, including my son's.
My son's father was also—