Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. I couldn't isolate for you, sir, precisely the amount that's associated with the portion that's running.

Veterans Affairs committee  What I would explain in that regard is that the $296,000 you refer to, sir, are 296 grants of $1,000 each. They go to single individuals who use that grant money to secure advice, counselling, and coaching in the preparation of things like their own personal CV, how to prepare fo

Veterans Affairs committee  We see commemoration and communication to veterans and Canadians to be as much a program and a benefit as any other program and benefit we offer. Commemoration and remembrance bring to certain veterans, who are still struggling with their military service and things they saw and

Veterans Affairs committee  Certainly.

Veterans Affairs committee  That I'll get for you as well.

Veterans Affairs committee  I would double-check for you, sir, but based on the fact that the numbers you're citing come out of our quasi-stat vote, our vote 5, my immediate answer is, that increase you see that is worth $61 million is money that is flowing directly from the department into veterans' pocket

Veterans Affairs committee  Precisely, yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  You're quite right, Mr. Stoffer. The estimates do reflect a $96 million decrease in the amount for disability pensions and death payments. Those figures fell from $1.6 billion in the year previous, to $1.5 billion in these estimates. It's a direct function of the fact that tradit

Veterans Affairs committee  Do you mean child care?

Veterans Affairs committee  Sure.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. Thanks, Minister. Indeed, as you said, they do have a choice on whether to take it in a single lump sum or a mix of a lower lump sum and periodic payments, or all periodic payments. An amount of funding is provided for veterans to get independent financial counselling as th

Veterans Affairs committee  That's right. You're making reference to some of the financial supports we provide to veterans during the period when they're in vocational rehab, when we want them to be concentrating on their health without a lot of financial worry impeding that recovery. During that period we

Veterans Affairs committee  You are correct, sir, in that our infrastructure does not contemplate home visits in each and every case. Our home visit strategy is focused on those who are case managed, meaning those with more complex needs where there are a whole series of supports, a sort of wrap-around serv

Veterans Affairs committee  No, and I see the numbers you're looking at now. The 19.3, that's actually million dollars. That's what I had rounded up to $20 million when I said that we had moved money from our disability awards over to earnings loss, but definitely it doesn't mean there were any applicants w

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely, it did not stop.