Canadian Heritage committee  I can't answer that because I don't know what foot you put forward to ask the veterans other than myself and some other people from Dominion Command, and some other people who may be misleading you and misinforming you.

Canadian Heritage committee  As I said earlier, I don't see that the bill would enhance anything. I think what we're doing now to remember the veterans is probably the best we're going to do. I do my best to encourage all my branch members to get involved and ensure that they get out to the branch and get ou

Canadian Heritage committee  As I said earlier, and as I've said in the branch last fall and in the branch seven years ago last fall, Remembrance Day is a day to remember and reflect. It is not a day for politicking. What you folks over there are doing is politicking and wordplaying, and I'll add the explet

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely, it's a slippery slope. If the wording is that it's a recognized national holiday, but not necessarily a day off, the provinces are potentially going to make it a provincial holiday and it will just be another day off with pay that the folks can do the things that they

Canadian Heritage committee  This is just surprising but I already commented on it. This is politicking and this is wordplay, and I'm going to offer you this without an expletive. That's all that is.

Canadian Heritage committee  We actually, at Branch 114, Oakville, do not go out to the schools on November 11. We would send some of our veterans out to the schools in advance of that, when they're asked to speak. When we're doing our ceremony on that day, it starts very early. We're setting up the wreaths,

Canadian Heritage committee  I would say those are the people who have experienced the fears of war and those are the ones who need to be listened to in regard to the decision on this bill. You want to hear from the veterans, not just the general public and the politicians.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's clearly not the only day, no. But November 11 is the day that is most significant to our veterans, when they can come back to their branch. As a branch president, I invite everybody who attends the cenotaph on Trafalgar Road, just north of Lakeshore, back to the branch and o

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. The average politician.... I actually made that quote at our branch on November 11 last year. My point was that we had a hall full of good men and women in that facility, and they must not sit back but get back to their politicians and demand some security for our vete

Canadian Heritage committee  To me personally, and clearly to the people from Dominion Command who have spoken to it as well, it would now enshrine a day off with pay. That's what that would lead me to believe.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, and when the questions were put to the membership, as said by the other members from Dominion Command, that was the impression they were also under. Further, at my branch meeting last night, Tuesday night.... But on Monday night I chaired an election at the other branch in

Canadian Heritage committee  That is correct. In my opinion, yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chair, and fellow committee members. Thank you for the opportunity to appear today. My name is Brian Ray. I am president of Branch 114, Oakville, Ontario. I would respectfully request that when the minutes of this meeting are published, the words “veteran”, “branch”, and “m