Veterans Affairs committee  I think so. Just to throw the Legion under the bus for a moment—even though that wasn't part of your question, I think it's a good example—at the last Remembrance Day ceremony I was at in Stettler, they were talking about World War I and World War II, and that was it. They didn't

Veterans Affairs committee  A war is a war. Whether you're serving as a UN peacekeeper or you fought in World War II, it's still a combat role. My friend Tommy Anderson lost both legs. Mark Isfeld was blown to bits and lost his life. I personally hit a tripwire. Other people hit landmines with their carrier

Veterans Affairs committee  It is. First of all, we're running blind. When I was facilitating a peer support group, I was the guy in front of the class with half a dozen regulars. Even with that group, we still didn't really know what the heck was going on, what was available or what we could access. One

Veterans Affairs committee  It's true. I've heard that and I've experienced it. Right now, I can't find a family doctor. I'm looking for one if anybody knows of one around Stettler. The way the system works is you need a note from the doctor or a referral from an MD to access anything. If you want to see a

Veterans Affairs committee  Thanks very much for having me. This is my second time here. The first time was in person. To start, why is it me who's here in front of the committee today? The reason is that I went 23 years without being diagnosed with PTSD. PTSD is a neurological trauma that's encoded in te

Veterans Affairs committee  I would definitely like to see a policy and procedure manual that clearly puts in writing what calls are recorded and what calls are not. There's no way that something structural like that is not on paper somewhere and official. I would like that so there would be no misconceptio

Veterans Affairs committee  I have. If he cannot be guaranteed anonymity, it's not even a maybe.

Veterans Affairs committee  No, I'm an old-timer. I got out in 1995, and when I got out in 1995, it was “don't let the screen door hit you on the butt on the way out”. There was absolutely nothing at the time, and there was nothing subsequently, before 2017, when I first entered the VAC system. During that

Veterans Affairs committee  Oh yes. It's like a cancer. The longer you leave it, the harder it is to treat.

Veterans Affairs committee  No.

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, I actually have one. The mission is “to save lives and relieve pain by making help for PTS Injuries easily accessible, with a vision of a world where the path to recovery is clear.” That should be the same mission and vision that VAC has, but if it is, they're missing it.

Veterans Affairs committee  He was looking for help for a common service-related injury.

Veterans Affairs committee  He was given no service. He did his own research to find help. He was asking for support and he was asking if VAC had any other help that they could suggest. Now that I have the opportunity.... He asked for supports for his family, because of the phone call, and he was denied.

Veterans Affairs committee  Unless the mandate is budget cuts through getting rid of us, yes, a line was crossed.

Veterans Affairs committee  There are no strict protocols. I had Nicole Scheidl on my show. I'm shocked that she's not one of the witnesses here. She's the executive director of Physicians for Life. On September 24 of this year, a 21-year-old man completed MAID. His issue was...he had one eye and depressi