{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Story Behind the Stone","title":"The Honourable Erin O'Toole (ADIT North America) - The Modern Fight for Recognition of Valour","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/77df8d1e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1686,"description":"\"We owe it to our men and women to say there's no time limit on recognizing valour and recognizing extraordinary citizens.\"\nThis week, we speak with the Honourable Erin O'Toole, former Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada, a Royal Canadian Air Force veteran, and the current President and Managing Director of ADIT North America.\nErin's expansive career began with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), where he served for 12 years before attending Dalhousie Law School and spending nearly a decade in corporate law. In 2012, he was elected to represent the Ontario riding of Durham in Parliament and was re-elected for three more consecutive terms in 2015, 2019, and 2021. Erin served as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition between 2020 and 2022. In 2023, he joined ADIT North America as President and Managing Director.\n\nIn this episode:\n- Hear how Erin and fellow veteran, the Honourable Roméo Dallaire, started the Sam Sharpe Breakfast, bringing attention to veterans' and service members' mental health challenges\n- Find out about Erin's very personal future donation to the Concussion Legacy Foundation and what the organization, under Tim Fleiszer's leadership, is doing to better understand traumatic brain injury\n- Listen to Erin's thoughts on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and how Odysseus's journey back from trauma and moral injury reflects the experiences of current service members","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/iwRNbsL_3aiTP7pHaBwruE9YSrobNuWkyn6LEqiViQg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mY2Ex/NjgzMjA3ODE2ODM2/MTBhY2UyODI3MTFk/NTE4MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}