Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Tesfamichael, thank you very much for joining us today.
You spoke at length about the issue of representation and how important it is. At our committee, we’ve conducted several studies so far, and you are the first Black veteran to participate in a study.
This study really focuses on the experiences of Black veterans. We see that there is a certain unease, a certain reluctance among Black veterans to come forward to us, at committee, and to participate in the conversation about the experience of veterans in general, which includes their own experiences.
In your opinion, why is this so difficult? Why is there this reluctance among Black veterans to come forward and talk about their experiences in the Canadian Armed Forces in relation to the system?