Veterans Affairs committee  I would like to have 30 seconds. We appreciate the opportunity to be here, to participate in this event, to express, and to learn from members about their involvement and interest in these matters. Let me put it this way: tomorrow is the first day of April. It is the 91st birthd

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm not aware of anything specific at this time. It may emerge as we move along. May I make a closing remark, Mr. Chair?

Veterans Affairs committee  I don't do anything political. You know that, Chairman.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, this is the real Paul Martin.

Veterans Affairs committee  He's Windsor; I was Chancellor of the University of Windsor for 13 years, and Paul.... No, I can't tell you a Paul Martin story. I could, but I won't.

Veterans Affairs committee  Anyhow.... In reality, we had a wonderful conversation, and she was still steaming. I've met her several times since. At Juno Beach in 2004—I ran the organization to put that together, and there's a great picture—when she came, she was followed...and on the other side of the ca

Veterans Affairs committee  The ongoing clunk is age. When we're finished with this one, and I call it every 10 years, then there will be no more for World War II veterans. There will be no more 10-year ceremonies that are big because we'll all be gone. It's as simple as that. In terms of any organization

Veterans Affairs committee  In any event, I haven't any more stories about the Queen, except that she's fantastic.

Veterans Affairs committee  There's no way I could answer that question at all because you and I weren't there. We know that the Aussies, having trained with some of them, are a magnificent race of people who are quite different. I couldn't answer that question at all.

Veterans Affairs committee  The best I can say about Gallipoli is Churchill, right?

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, that's right.

Veterans Affairs committee  She does, indeed. My first time with her was in 1975. I was commander of the air reserve group as it was being put together. This was in Tortola. It was her 25th anniversary celebration, and I was tasked to raise money to buy, as part of St. John Ambulance, an ambulance and ge

Veterans Affairs committee  That night there was a reception on Brittania. I had a connection with Paul Martin at the time—I had worked with Paul—and I had to get an invite onto Brittania. I'm a foreigner, but it worked, and somehow we got on. I was in my mess kit, and so forth, and I was the last one, with

Veterans Affairs committee  It's French.

Veterans Affairs committee  Of course it wasn't. That's the thing that I can't.... That's a great question, but I can't answer it.