Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. Really, there is a close relationship between the other veterans organizations and the Royal Canadian Legion. In fact, this weekend we have scheduled a meeting. We call it a “unity meeting”. In that meeting, we will be discussing similar concerns. I guess our main obj

Veterans Affairs committee  I guess our biggest thing in regard to contacting each branch is our form of communication. One of our biggest assets is our Legion Magazine, which contains, as many of you are aware, a lot of information on what's being transacted between the veterans and the benefits people and

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm not going to say that we're sitting in the same bed, but I can certainly say that the cooperation we've had with the present minister has been very good in my tenature as Dominion president. We even deal day to day, rather than week to week or month to month. As occasions o

Veterans Affairs committee  She already has hers.

Veterans Affairs committee  We are separate from the government. We depend on our membership for our finances and support, and we certainly want to be able to be objective when we have to be--

Veterans Affairs committee  --and to ensure that when we promise support to our veterans we can certainly feel that our membership is behind us.

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair and members of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, as Dominion President of the Royal Canadian Legion, it's a pleasure to appear today at your committee to discuss issues related to the new veterans charter. Firstly, we'd like to commend you for your excellent