Veterans Affairs committee  First of all, you have to look at two things. One is the amount of what is being given.

Veterans Affairs committee  Quite frankly, while people are in the military and they continue to serve their country, they get 100% of their salary and it is taxable. I don't really want to stray too far from that. I think taxation has its place in this country. We need it. But I think you can't take someth

Veterans Affairs committee  With respect to the lump-sum payment, the only reason I bring this up is that I hear people from time to time sort of saying, “Well, in the old days we used to have a pension and now we get a certain amount of money and we're supposed to live off of that”. It's given once at the

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs. It is an honour to be here today to discuss veterans issues as they relate to the new Veterans Charter. I am here today representing our president, Mr. Gordon Marsh, and I am speaking on behalf of th