Evidence of meeting #7 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 person.
A recording is available from Parliament.
NDP
The Vice-Chair NDP Peter Stoffer
As a courtesy, though, to the two fine people who are with us today, if you'd like to make a final comment, a wrap-up very quickly, we'd greatly appreciate it.
As an Individual
Thank you for the offer.
I'd like to point out, as I said in my remarks, that one size does not fit all. Whether the person is being put back into service because they are deemed to be universally fit even though they may still have a permanent impairment, or they need to transition to something else, either outside of government or within the public service, these things need to be worked on with the person, and an individualized plan needs to be developed. Then they need to be supported to fulfill that plan.
Their new employer needs to be supported also, if it's a transfer within the government, for example. Return to work can be a very easy process, but it's a human process, so lots of different things can happen. Lots of things can go right, and lots of things can go wrong, and it needs to be attended to and managed properly.
NDP
The Vice-Chair NDP Peter Stoffer
I assume when you say “that person”, you mean that person and their family?
NDP
President and Senior Scientist, Institute for Work & Health, As an Individual
It was a pleasure to be with you.
Thank you for the work that you do.
NDP
The Vice-Chair NDP Peter Stoffer
On behalf of our chair Mr. Galipeau, and our committee, it is all of us who thank you very much.
To let you know how the transition process does work, we have two veterans on our committee who seem to have transitioned very well in their personal lives. What they're doing with the Conservatives, I don't know; there was a slip-up somewhere. But they seem to have transitioned very well indeed, so it does work.
Thank you very much for your time.
Committee members, if we could say your goodbyes and all stay for one minute, I want to advise you what the parliamentary secretary, Mr. Karygiannis, and I will be up to very shortly.
[Proceedings continue in camera]