Veterans Affairs committee  For me personally, yes. The problem when you transition is that it depends on if your unit will send you to the JPSU or keep you. That's one issue. If you're under JPSU.... If you're a reservist like me, now you have to do a hunger strike while you're serving to get help, which I

Veterans Affairs committee  As they are complaining now on service and delivery; the service and delivery problem existed before.

Veterans Affairs committee  People will complain. There's no problem there; we can't satisfy everyone. But the problem is on the service and delivery side.

Veterans Affairs committee  Can I add something? We should consider, as Senator Collins mentioned yesterday, a universal way of doing things. There is Bill 1 that was introduced, I think, in Alberta. If you're a policeman, a firefighter, a paramedic, if you develop PTSD automatically it is deemed to be serv

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, there is a Bill 1 which I think is in Alberta. They are introducing legislation that states if you are a police officer, a paramedic, or ambulance worker, if you develop PTSD, let's say, that is automatically deemed service-related. That's it.

Veterans Affairs committee  We know the government has established that $40,000 is the minimum requirement, as was mentioned, so a reservist is only entitled, class A or class B with minus 180 days, to $2,700; that's 75% of the minimum, and taxable. So now a reservist is living on what, $32,000? This is not

Veterans Affairs committee  It is very inappropriate because we have augmented the regular force by about 25% in Afghanistan. Why are we different? Those with knowledge of the military know, and it's an undeniable fact, that reservists have always been shafted. Now we're creating another system and we are

Veterans Affairs committee  I went to Cyprus in 1990, and Bosnia in 1993. I've got a CD, a Bosnia medal, a peacekeeping medal, a Cyprus, and a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal. I served 21 years in the reserves.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I do receive benefits, a wide variety of benefits from Veterans Affairs Canada.

Veterans Affairs committee  I believe the statement is true; it is actually true. Let's forget about the lump sum disability award. Everything that is under the new Veterans Charter is not new. It has only been repackaged from SISIP and named new Veterans Charter. PIA exists in the new Veterans Charter.