Mr. Speaker, for the past 18 months it was a great honour for me to serve the brave men and women in the current military.
It is equally a privilege for me today to serve those equally brave Canadians who are retired members of the military.
I am absolutely delighted as well to take on board the member for Haliburton—Victoria—Brock, a man with great devotion to the veterans, who has agreed enthusiastically to accept the Prime Minister's invitation to work with me, for veterans, in a capacity very similar to that of a parliamentary secretary.