Veterans Affairs committee  In new legislation that you would bring forward, that is in a new bill that would contain a declaration on veterans' rights.

Veterans Affairs committee  Possibly. Provision could be made in the veterans rights legislation for the creation of an ombudsman's office which would be authorized, among other things, to find solutions to problems that veterans encounter in dealing with the government.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, Mr. Chairman. I'd be pleased to answer. Let me first say that I get the impression from reading the proceedings of the previous meeting that this is not a case where there's an adversarial agenda relative to some public policy objective. The committee is not seeking to fin

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm pleased to be here today to respond to members of the committee on questions they have regarding the proposed veterans bill of rights. I met with the clerk of the committee and the library research officer supporting this committee yesterday morning,

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, if I could just reiterate, it is important that an enforcement mechanism be given serious consideration by the committee. It's all well and good to have provisions that recognize the rights, as this statement that you've provided to members today as a sample indicates,

Public Accounts committee  If I could just clarify a point, I may have misled the committee a bit earlier in my remarks. We now have the contrast between the views expressed by Mr. Christopherson out of concern for the innocent and the concerns of Mr. Williams and others regarding the public nature of thes

Public Accounts committee  I think that is a viable avenue for the committee. In fairness to the witness, it would be wise to say in the letter, “This is your testimony on this date. Here's your testimony on that date. We find these inconsistent, so please explain.”

Public Accounts committee  As I said a moment ago, I don't believe the legal recourse to the Attorney General is realistic for a number of reasons. I think you might choose to do one of two things, essentially. One is to form an opinion based on the material you have here and report to the House on your co

Public Accounts committee  I guess the legal response is to say the committee is not obliged, legally, to go the route Mr. Christopherson is describing. Morally, however, it might be the case that some weight should be given to what Mr. Christopherson is saying.

Public Accounts committee  The Criminal Code.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chairman, I think Mr. Poilievre's comments are very valid and ought to cause the committee some considerable reflection. Because obviously, as I said earlier, the credibility of every committee, to some degree, in my view, depends on its ability to insist on being told the tr

Public Accounts committee  I believe so.

Public Accounts committee  What do you mean by “this matter”?

Public Accounts committee  I don't know. The RCMP doesn't share with me as to whether or not their investigations are continuing. I don't know, Mr. Wrzesnewskyj.

Public Accounts committee  I'm not aware of any, no.