Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, we have received funding from the veteran and family well-being fund. In 2014, we were awarded a contract that made us service providers to the department. In 2018, we were told that they could no longer continue that contract and we would have to apply for the funding through the veteran and family well-being fund.

Veterans Affairs committee  We have not had a lot of interaction with that department. I personally have had a few conversations with some of the people working in that area. The feedback that we've received, when it is mentioned to the veterans we support, is that a lot of them don't know a lot about it.

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, ladies and gentlemen of the committee, good evening. Thank you for the invitation to appear here today. Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge that I'm speaking to you today from Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq people. Although I've testified before this committee on many occasions in the past, I will begin with a brief introduction of our organization to benefit those of you who are not familiar with us or our work.