Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and honourable members, for this invite.
I must admit right up front that I did not really understand or anticipate what was going to be expected this evening, so I don't have a great big script in front of me that has been written. I just know this: I've had 23 years of regular force experience and then four years as an honorary lieutenant-colonel for a reserve unit in my hometown. That covers Peterborough, Cobourg and Belleville.
Over my years of experience, I have seen a lot of changes. I've seen some good and some bad. Obviously, as my two predecessors have spoken about, more changes are definitely needed in order to bring the standards of equality up to where they should be.
I could give a lot of examples, but I don't think this is the forum to do that. I'm mostly here to listen and to participate when I am asked to do so.