Veterans Affairs Committee on Feb. 9th, 2012

Evidence of meeting #20 for Veterans Affairs in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was clients.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Review of the Delivery of Front-Line Health and Wellbeing Services for Canadian Veterans

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Tricia Gueulette National Contract Manager, CanVet Vocational Rehabilitation Services, WCG International HR Consultants

Bill Foster Director of Program Delivery, Career Transition Services, Right Management

Carol Hurst Operations Manager, Career Transition Services, Right Management

4:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Greg Kerr

Okay, then. Go ahead.

4:50 p.m.

Conservative

Wladyslaw Lizon Conservative Mississauga East—Cooksville, ON

You mentioned that you won the contracts through a competitive process and you said that after a certain period it will be renewed. You will be notified for a year and then for another year, and then what happens afterwards? Will there be a new competitive process and new people will apply? Does it end? Is it capped somewhere?

4:50 p.m.

Operations Manager, Career Transition Services, Right Management

Carol Hurst

That would be dependent on the Department of Veterans Affairs. Currently we won the existing contract with a procurement strategy of best overall proposal with a two-year contract with the option to renew for one year. After that, we don't know the future of the program and whether or not the deliverables will be the same.

So at this point in time--and I think for CanVet it will be the same--it's unknown to us what the future brings.

4:55 p.m.

Conservative

Wladyslaw Lizon Conservative Mississauga East—Cooksville, ON

Thank you very much.

4:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Greg Kerr

Thank you on behalf of all the committee. Please have a safe trip home. We appreciate your information today. Thank you.

4:55 p.m.

Liberal

Sean Casey Liberal Charlottetown, PE

I have a point of order, Mr. Chairman, before we adjourn.

I would just note that Mr. Lizon received unanimous consent from the committee to ask a follow-up question. I think it's an excellent precedent and I hope a courtesy like that might be extended to other committee members in the future.

4:55 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Greg Kerr

I remind you that our committee will meet back in its regular committee room next week at 3:30.

Thank you all.

We are adjourned.