Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I was part of that consultation process. It was a very robust discussion involving a number of employers and third party organizations that I've mentioned and that we've been talking to.
Some of the key take-aways were with regard to the communication. Call it the ability of veterans to communicate what they are bringing to the table or the value proposition of their skills and experience, and the employers' ability to understand what that value proposition is. The need was to provide tools for both sides of that equation to understand the skills and experience that veterans have and to be able to communicate that.
In the comments we saw, another one was really on the supports for employers. It's not just about recruiting veterans and getting them in the door. It's about retaining the veteran workforce. It's about creating an environment where veterans are part of the workforce, are integrated and have mentors and a network of practice or a community of practice that supports veterans in the workplace.
The third key take-away was that there really isn't a silver bullet solution. It's going to be a system or a suite of solutions that we have to bring to bear and to provide to meet the needs of both the veterans and the employers interested in operating in this area.