Veterans Affairs committee  The people within my organization are aware of it but only just recently. I knew the issues were coming. For example, on the mental health group, I knew a suicide strategy was coming. Do I agree with everything in the suicide strategy? No, I don't. I don't believe that DND or V

Veterans Affairs committee  You know more about that than I do. For Indigenous Affairs, I know very little about the study that took place, but that said, it's quite possible that Mr. Bertrand may know.

Veterans Affairs committee  When you look at committee work, I think you look for answers, but I think we're in a changing day and age too. For example, I know a veteran in Edmonton. He's not a big fan of indigenous treaties or anything like that, because he doesn't understand it. They don't understand that

Veterans Affairs committee  In Beauval, Saskatchewan, where you'll be visiting, there's a major problem with.... I won't say a “major” problem because they'll give you an insight on what the problem is. They don't have the ability.... It costs them money to go from Beauval to Saskatoon to the Veterans Affai

Veterans Affairs committee  I have an individual who has a master's in social work, and she's living in Kenora. I employ them during the summer to do my culture camps—a four-day culture camp—and in her case as a counsellor for the young students. When you do a culture camp with a young group and listen to

Veterans Affairs committee  That's a very good question to be brought up with DND, because to my knowledge there is nothing in that transition process. I'm not familiar with that. That transition period has, I think, just hit the ice now. I know of one thing that happened in Afghanistan in terms of the ce

Veterans Affairs committee  We have not had our national conference, because we have no funding, so my contact is through the Internet.

Veterans Affairs committee  Initially when I started four years ago talking about the rangers, it was great news to me that the army had finally taken over the ranger program. That's a very unique program, and it should have been under the army because the rangers are doing army work. That gave them the abi

Veterans Affairs committee  Aboriginal Veterans Autochtones forms its roots from the now-defunct National Aboriginal Veterans Association. There were two groups that started up; the carpet was yanked from under NAVA. At that time I had just been elected vice-president for NAVA, only to find that somebody ha

Veterans Affairs committee  No, in order to get into AVA you have to be a veteran, and because the RCMP have now fallen under the umbrella, we've included RCMP veterans as well, and they have to be indigenous.

Veterans Affairs committee  What I have made reference to is that I've sat on these boards for over four years. It's very frustrating. As I know you probably, sitting here and listening to some things, become frustrated with what you hear, I become frustrated, because I'm part of the 90% of veterans in Cana

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, good morning. I wish to acknowledge that today we meet on Algonquin territory, land that has never been ceded or surrendered. I once again thank the Algonquin Nation for the privilege to meet here and speak specifically regarding our ind

Veterans Affairs committee  Again, don't ask me to stand in front of a camera. I won't do it, because I'm a no party guy—I mean, no affiliation party guy—but I certainly respect the work that all of you do, and for the sake of our group, I hope that your good work continues. Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  Because of my parachuting activities and other things, I've certainly got a few bumps and bruises, but I'm extremely well looked after. There was a case when something was denied, and while I was standing there I was adamant that the prescription was what I needed, because it wa

Veterans Affairs committee  Once again I'd like to thank the committee—the new committee, as Mr. Leonardo mentioned. It's a new committee, and a new broom sweeps clean. It appears to me that things are moving in the right direction. Although there may have been a lot of negative comments that came from the