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Veterans Affairs committee Veterans Affairs Canada administers benefits and services on behalf of the RCMP. However the RCMP would make any decisions on changes in benefits and services, or in this case, changes to priority hiring entitlement, so I cannot speak to that. That question would have to be posed
October 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee Yes. As I understand, the amendment you're proposing would significantly broaden the definition of survivor, so it would extend preference in the external appointment processes to survivors of veterans who died during service or who had a disability award or a disability pension,
October 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee Thank you, Mr. Stoffer. Yes, the definition of survivor is a spouse or a common-law partner. I would note, however, that the Public Service Employment Act currently gives a regulatory priority to survivors of members of the Canadian armed forces whose death is attributable to
October 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee That's correct.
October 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee No. The definition of survivor in the act is a spouse or common-law partner.
October 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee The act does not address other survivors.
October 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee No, not a priority entitlement through the Public Service Commission priority system.
October 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee Yes, I think as we're working through the implementation plan for the bill, supposing that the bill will pass, we will be looking at all of those exceptional circumstances to see that we can adequately address the concerns of the individual veteran, if in fact their release statu
October 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee Can you just repeat the circumstance that you're...?
October 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee As the bill is written now—and I will ask my colleague from the Public Service Commission to comment if I am incorrect—no, there would not be that opportunity. As my colleague noted the other day, there are other programs and services through Veterans Affairs Canada, such as the
October 29th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee Sorry, could you repeat that once more?
October 27th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee With this bill, the surviving spouse of a Canadian Armed Forces member whose death is attributable to performance of duties would be eligible for the regulatory priority.
October 27th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee It's a good question. Unfortunately, I can speak only to what is in the bill before us. I can certainly take that point back, but the five—
October 27th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee To officials in our department.
October 27th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe
Veterans Affairs committee That's correct. There is not a change in the regulatory priority period for surviving spouses. However, the bill does propose that the surviving spouses of all Canadian Armed Forces personnel who are killed in the line of duty have access to the regulatory priority—so all classes
October 27th, 2014Committee meeting
Sandra Lambe