Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Clark. It's very good to see you before the committee again. I want to thank you for your service, of course, and for the many ways in which you've done that service. I think that needs to be recognized as well.
For me, this is really sad. It's really hard that we have to have this discussion. I think it's important that people understand what this means. It's a place of remembrance. I'm from B.C. and my constituents have flown all the way to Ottawa. I've met with them and we've gone to the tomb. They're either veterans or they are the loved ones of people who have served. They've brought mementoes, and those mementoes are received. They're taken underneath and held there. People feel such gratefulness that the picture of their loved one or some memento is there, and that it's held.
I'm just wondering if you could speak to the committee, but also to all Canadians, about how important this particular memorial is across this country, and about how it's more than just what we see above ground. It's also what's below and held in remembrance.