Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely. Yes, it's certainly possible, and we'll provide it to you.

Veterans Affairs committee  It would depend, I would submit to you—and my colleague Charlotte may have an additional comment on the service delivery side—on the nature of the disability. If an individual is pensioned for a condition that would give rise to a question of their competence from a legal point o

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. Thank you. The issue of the lump sum being mismanaged in certain circumstances has been a concern for the department. About 18 months ago, the department looked at that question very seriously. We conducted a survey of veterans who were receiving th

Veterans Affairs committee  Helmets to hardhats was announced in the spring budget and it's been reaffirmed. It's a commitment of the Government of Canada to partner with this American organization to basically set up a program to ensure assistance to members transitioning from military to civilian life. Al

Veterans Affairs committee  It's always a challenge to respond to a hypothetical observations. What I would say to you is that the Government of Canada is committing a lot of resources to support veterans in their transition from military to civilian life and to their re-establishment.

Veterans Affairs committee  Maybe Charlotte will take that.

Veterans Affairs committee  I think you are referring to the litigation that is currently before the courts. I have two comments. One would be that because it is before the courts, I would obviously want to refrain from commenting one way or the other on it. The other issue would be that this is an issue

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for that. Those are actually references to three separate benefits provided through the new Veterans Charter. At the time the new charter was developed, we were moving from a monthly payment or pension scheme to a different approach to veteran programming, founded on t

Veterans Affairs committee  Exactly. The lump sum disability payment options that were introduced are a good example of that. If you recall, there was concern voiced by different quarters over the last couple of years that the lump sum payments being made to veterans were perhaps not being utilized as effec

Veterans Affairs committee  It's an excellent question, sir. It has become apparent to Veterans Affairs over the last few years that notwithstanding the improvements that we believe the new Veterans Charter has brought to Canadian veterans' programming, we were not as effective as we might have been in gett

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Storseth. I think a good example of that would be Bill C-55. When the new Veterans Charter was implemented, it had cross-government, all-party support, and there was a clear recognition on the part of the Government of Canada that there was a comp

Veterans Affairs committee  That would be pre-tax income.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thanks very much for that query. Perhaps it might be appropriate for us to look at the components of the $58,000 reference point I made mention of. With the recent enhancements to the new Veterans Charter, the first component of consequence is a minimum pre-tax income of $40,

Veterans Affairs committee  I can tell you that the ombudsman has a regular series of meetings at our assistant deputy minister level. Those are with Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Hillier, both of whom were here a number of weeks ago. They meet quarterly. In addition to that, we certainly have contacts with the direc

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Stoffer. With respect to the privacy issue, it would be inappropriate for me to comment on any individual case. As I advised the committee the last time I was here, the department has implemented a 10-point action plan. It's a comprehensive plan to ensure the pro