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Finance committee Thank you, Mr. Chair and honourable members of the committee, for the invitation. You have much on your plate, so I will skip further formalities. On May 29, 2012, coincidental with the announcement not to appeal the class action lawsuit involving the Canadian Forces insurance p
May 14th, 2014Committee meeting
Sean Bruyea
Finance committee No. In fact, repeated questions to the department have come up empty. But we could probably extrapolate some number. We're talking about $9.2 million for the earnings loss benefit over a five-month period. If we extrapolate for the years prior to that—there were declining numbers
May 14th, 2014Committee meeting
Sean Bruyea
Finance committee Thank you.
May 14th, 2014Committee meeting
Sean Bruyea
Finance committee In my mind, it's a no-brainer. This could easily be amended to go back...and before we start complaining about costs, let's look at what these soldiers have given up for us. We are talking for the most part, about the most disabled veterans being affected by this. This will force
May 14th, 2014Committee meeting
Sean Bruyea
Finance committee We're talking about the whole gamut. Some of the veterans may have just been released from the forces and, during the transition period of, let's say, up to 24 months, or sometimes longer, were retraining. Maybe they're suffering a knee, ankle, or shoulder injury. These people pr
May 14th, 2014Committee meeting
Sean Bruyea
Finance committee No, they haven't approached the veteran community to explain that date. The only briefings that have been given have been to parliamentarians without the knowledge of the veteran community. It sounds as if that's the date because they don't want to pay back to 2006. I think we ha
May 14th, 2014Committee meeting
Sean Bruyea
Finance committee That's right. It's not just the financial resources. If we look back at the SISIP class action lawsuit, veterans were paying out of funds that were rightfully theirs the equivalent of a million dollars a month in legal fees to fight that battle. I am most concerned about the emot
May 14th, 2014Committee meeting
Sean Bruyea
Veterans Affairs committee Okay. Super, Chair. Thank you, Mr. Chair and honourable members of the committee, for the invitation. We have much to do so I will skip further formalities. The proposed programs that bring us here today have been accompanied by an inundation of feel-good political announcement
May 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Sean Bruyea
Veterans Affairs committee Super. It might be seven and a half minutes, but I will proceed.
May 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Sean Bruyea
Veterans Affairs committee Super. I would first of all convert the critical injury benefit to actually raising the lump sum across the board. Second, on the family benefit, I would just merely remove the family benefit and open up attendance allowance to all recipients, NVC clients. Third, what I would
May 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Sean Bruyea
Veterans Affairs committee We already have a mechanism in place for that: the accidental dismemberment insurance plan. We expanded it to include all ranks back in 2003, and yet this dismemberment benefit does not recognize people who are suffering debilitating psychological injuries. Yet you have situation
May 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Sean Bruyea