Evidence of meeting #40 for Veterans Affairs in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was civilian.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Manager, Strategy, Monster Government Solutions, Monster Canada
The reception is equivalent to something a friend of mine used to say, “Everybody believes in global warming, but not one of them wants to buy a Prius”—
March 12th, 2015 / 10:40 a.m.
Manager, Strategy, Monster Government Solutions, Monster Canada
This is basically it. Everybody thinks it's a great idea and then they turn around and look at the next person to see who's going to open up the wallet.
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Conservative
Laurie Hawn Conservative Edmonton Centre, AB
I don't think that's a very deep wallet that has to be opened up, frankly, in my personal opinion.
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An hon. member
Frank's offered to write a cheque.
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Conservative
Laurie Hawn Conservative Edmonton Centre, AB
Has there been any interest at a higher level, a broader level, in the United States? I'm thinking in Canada this might be of interest to the Minister of Employment and Social Development on a much broader basis than simply military veterans.
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Adm Greg Smith
We've actually had this tool employed across the entire veterans administration at one point, so there are major organizations that have taken this on as well as something they thought was really viable.
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Conservative
Laurie Hawn Conservative Edmonton Centre, AB
Are there government organizations beyond the veteran and military side that have looked at this?
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Adm Greg Smith
No.
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Conservative
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Adm Greg Smith
The hiring of veterans inside that space is a little different model, so it didn't quite work as well.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Royal Galipeau
We're about to be summoned to the House for a vote, so I want to thank our witnesses, Mr. Gray, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Byrne.
I just had one clarification that I require. When our last witnesses were here I asked a dollar question, and I have a dollar question for you now. When we were talking dollars a minute ago, I assume we are talking Canadian dollars.
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Adm Greg Smith
It's Canadian dollars, yes, sir.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Royal Galipeau
Thank you very much.
The committee's 41st meeting will take place here, on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, and the committee will continue to hear from witnesses as part of its study on the continuum of transition services.
We're going to have three witnesses that I know of, Brad White, the dominion secretary at the Royal Canadian Legion; Dr. Alice Aiken, the director of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research; and Kim Davis, director of administration with The Caregivers' Brigade.
Thank you very much.
The committee is adjourned.