Thank you for that.
That was probably one of the most concerning parts for me. I read an article about a veteran who had seen that people were parking near the monument. He went there to take photos of their licence plates because he wanted them to be held to account, as I think many veterans would feel. Sadly, he was threatened with physical violence. I thought, “What a terrible outcome of this situation.”
My next question is really about acknowledging the trauma that this kind of desecration could have on people who have served our country. Today I'm here in Campbell River. We have the Wounded Warriors, whom I know the Legion supports, who are doing a run right now to fundraise to bring awareness to people about post-traumatic stress disorder, to understand that our veterans, our military, our folks who are on the front lines—our police, our firefighters, our paramedics—are out there fighting and they have this.
I wonder if you could speak to the impact—maybe unintentional. I will assume that some of the veterans who were there felt that they were protecting it, and I want to respect that. However, I also want to respect that the impact we just saw could have had a profound effect on people, especially those who have served and are struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder.