moved for leave to introduce Bill C-345, An Act to amend the War Veterans Allowance Act (allied veterans).
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to table this bill today. The purpose of the bill is to amend the War Veterans Allowance Act to restore access to war veterans allowance benefits to allied veterans who did not reside in Canada when they began serving with an allied force or at an any during their service or who resided outside of Canada for any time after 1996.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)