Mr. Keith Hillier at the Veterans Affairs Committee

On December 6th, 2006. See this statement in context.

December 6th, 2006 / 4:50 p.m.

Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services, Department of Veterans Affairs

Let me respond this way. Again, it will be a Government of Canada decision, but I think it's fair to say that the ombudsman is there for the clients of Veterans Affairs Canada, and families, in many cases, are clients of Veterans Affairs Canada.

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