Veterans Affairs committee  I missed the question. Are you asking whether he's still employed? No. He completed his tenure a few weeks ago.

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, thanks for the opportunity to provide a few comments as part of the orientation program for your committee's work as you focus on our mission in the care for our veterans and their families. In addition to my two colleagues beside me, I want t

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, I think it would be worthwhile at some point perhaps, having our researchers here, because of the huge body of research we have undertaken. The study I mentioned in my comments, the life after service study, we do on a cyclical basis every two years. If you have a lo

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, sir. Again, Mr. Chair, absolutely. Indeed, a lot of the research is focusing on those younger men and women who have served in operations over these past few decades. Those veterans from World War II and the Korean War, we consider them to be the traditional veterans. Thos

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, I guess in this regard, Veterans Affairs does not have a mission to provide primary health care, with the exception of supporting our hospital, Ste. Anne's. Otherwise we rely upon all of the provinces for services, not only for physical injury or illness, but also for

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, we are trying to engage with Canadian Armed Forces much earlier in the transition process. When a man or woman gets injured while on duty or off duty, we hope that they recover, rehabilitate, and get back to their primary duties and responsibilities and carry on wit

Veterans Affairs committee  Madam, you have put your finger exactly on the point, the fact that every individual is different. You have to lay out the options to them and provide as much education to them as possible. As I mentioned, some of these veterans are under 20 years old, so decision-making.... Each

Veterans Affairs committee  At some point, I am going to ask my colleague to say something, but not yet. As we discuss various concepts here and I brief our stakeholders.... One of our stakeholders is General Dallaire, who reminds me constantly that the families transition with the veterans. As we talk abo

Veterans Affairs committee  Of the 135,000 veterans we are supporting—again, about 60,000 are families—those who need very close support because of their complex, series injuries, who at this time number 9,300 veterans, have case managers. The remaining number are supported by individuals we call veterans s

Veterans Affairs committee  If I could add, in some parts of the country, we've had real challenges hiring, just because of the labour market in the area and finding the right people with the right expertise and experience. I'm aware that we're still in the area of north of a ratio of 45 to 50 veterans per

Veterans Affairs committee  We are changing the culture, the idea of care, for exactly that reason. What I say to our employees when I visit the offices across the country and visit the head office is that we treat our veterans as if they're our mum, dad, sons, or daughters. What level of care do we wish to

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, sir, your point is really well made. When we're in uniform, it is a close-knit family. With every unit, ship, or squadron you're part of, you are indeed a family. When you leave the Canadian Forces, whether it be for a medical reason, voluntarily, or retirement, it's h

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, again I think one of the challenges is that not only is every individual serving the military different, but so is the family situation because of their service and the number of tours, postings, and so on. We know that when someone has a physical injury or a mental h

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, madam, for the question. That is a challenge now with young soldiers, sailors and members of the Air Force. After their service they usually do not join groups or associations like the Royal Canadian Legion. During the Second World War and the Korean War, a lot of so

Veterans Affairs committee  The Canadian Armed Forces protocol is to give the members of the Canadian Armed Forces the NDI 75 ID card. However, the Canadian Forces decided to change the practice last month and to replace it with the CFOne card. The card was designed by the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare