Veterans Affairs committee  No, they don't.

Veterans Affairs committee  The meeting with the Minister of Education was to bring more military history into the school curriculum. I've been told that sometimes the parents don't want to learn about military history. What I'm hopeful for are the military museums in Calgary where there's a big push to inc

Veterans Affairs committee  It's on my to-do list—probably tomorrow.

Veterans Affairs committee  Generally, it's a lot of members, I do know, who deal directly with Veterans Affairs. I do have another meeting after this with AVA to find out exactly how we can disseminate that information better. In my case, it seems like there are more doors opening, but I don't know if the

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

Veterans Affairs committee  I haven't promoted bold eagle at Boyle Street. That was something specific to aboriginal veterans being on the street. We work a little bit in conjunction with the recruiting group in Alberta. They give us some support with brochures and that sort of thing, and then we also wor

Veterans Affairs committee  I've been told it was a young man from Normandy who got off the boat in Louisbourg in the 1700s. That's what I've been told.

Veterans Affairs committee  Dual citizenship in which...?

Veterans Affairs committee  That goes back to the Jay Treaty, but if you look at the history of Canada and the territories—when I first moved out to Alberta I found it very interesting that there were a lot of Ojibwe from Ontario, and the story that was told to me was that as the settlers were moving west,

Veterans Affairs committee  I've never heard those stories. I do understand the history with the United States. They went to war. Canada's approach was different, very much so, but the bottom line was that they were trying to assimilate people into a new society.

Veterans Affairs committee  From what I have read, I would say those are conservative estimates. I'd also like to point out that there are indications that indigenous communities did volunteer way out of proportion to the mainstream during the different conflicts, that's for sure, and continue to do so toda

Veterans Affairs committee  I couldn't give you those figures.

Veterans Affairs committee  Right now, it has just been the Edmonton area. An elder approached me, and in a sense, I guess you could say, challenged me, saying, “There are aboriginal veterans on the street here in Edmonton; what are you going to do about it?” I know it's going to take time, and it's somet

Veterans Affairs committee  Okay.

Veterans Affairs committee  One legion there, the Kingsway Legion, gives us tremendous support, usually in the form of the recognition of being part of their colour party. As well, a couple of years ago I was able to carry the Aboriginal Veterans Society flag at a football game, so that was good. There is d