Veterans Affairs committee  First of all, thank you for asking the question. I'll tell you, I'm doing everything I can to make sure I ask Veterans Affairs for only what I absolutely need. It's my belief that we can engage Canadians and, by engaging them, pull them in to make them feel useful and take thei

Veterans Affairs committee  Just for the stages at the cemetery and where we had our concert in front of 4,000 people—those kinds of costs were $10,000 here and 20,000 euros there. We'll stretch every nickel. This is why I say it's important for the future to leverage these organizations that have roots in

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  You'll be in the loop for sure. Thank you, Mr. Davidson.

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, let me give you an example. I lobbied the CBC for seven years—seven years—to get them to do anything about coverage. We did receive, on July 30, 2013, approximately two and a half minutes of coverage, followed by a crocodile that was eating golf balls in Florida. The openin

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm not sure about the one-stop shop. I think there's an opportunity for VAC to coordinate and orchestrate the civilian resources. Just in Ontario and Quebec, for instance, we collaborate with 13 of 22 different civilian organizations that were trying to get themselves engaged in

Veterans Affairs committee  When VAC funds an initiative for outreach, those organizations that can demonstrate collaboration should be preferred with respect to funding. We're collaborating with seven different organizations to stretch every dollar. I think VAC could encourage that.

Veterans Affairs committee  I couldn't agree with you more. I have a deep concern that for our children, our youth, their world is getting smaller and smaller. To the extent that we can help them understand what makes peace possible and the role of our profession of arms, our soldiers, men and women, in m

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, sir. We've had limited experience. We're at the beginning of a process. We ran the first International Forum on Peace, Security and Prosperity in 2019, and our last one was this past February. We had 831 participants, 23 countries, 22 military colleges. Ambassador Rae

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Steve Gregory. I'm a business owner from Montreal and the honorary colonel of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. Before I begin, I need to explain to you why commemorations are so important to me. In 2006, my then 10-ye