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Veterans Affairs committee Yes. Ms. Adams, if I could add to what my colleague said, that is correct. And in the last five years, the increase has been $700 million. Since 2005, the accumulated increase to the budget of Veterans Affairs has been $3.1 billion.
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee The total budget is....
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee That is cumulatively over the five years.
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee If I may have a couple minutes, Mr. Chair. Our policy framework or policies are overly complex right now. They look like legal documents, and we want them to be clear, we want them to speak for themselves, so that the brave men and women who have these benefits can understand th
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee If I may just give you the specific number for 2005, it was $2.853 billion.
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee There's a departmental deficit reduction action plan exercise that all government departments are going through. All government departments are looking at their policies, programs, and efficiencies, to come up with proposals of 5% and 10%. Veterans Affairs is going through that e
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee The ombudsman would report directly to the minister and not the department, in bringing forward veterans' issues. Both Mr. Hillier and I have regular meetings with the ombudsman, because we need to find out what's going on from a veteran's point of view. He may find a veteran w
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee Part of what we're trying to do in transforming the way the departments work is to strengthen our linkages with the Canadian Forces. There are several examples of that. We recently initiated tours, which were facilitated by the Canadian Forces, of all the various bases across the
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee No, we've gone through our departmental review and it has been submitted.
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee That's correct.
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee They're political decisions made by the Treasury Board.
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee If you're looking at reservists who have served in Afghanistan, those would be class B and C reservists, who would receive the exact same benefits as Canadian Forces' members.
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee That is correct. There would be no distinction in the new Veterans Charter for class B and C reservists in terms of the financial benefits they would be receiving.
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert
Veterans Affairs committee Thank you for asking about our commemorative programs and Canada Remembers. We're moving forward with a number of exciting initiatives. We're wanting to keep service standards to traditional veterans while reaching out to modern-day veterans. Likewise with Canada Remembers, we a
October 25th, 2011Committee meeting
James Gilbert