Veterans Affairs committee  I'm a full-time job for her. She can't work because she's constantly looking after me, just keeping me level, keeping me where I need to be just to get through each day, which is the case for a lot of spouses and a lot of family members. I have three sons who I haven't seen in y

Veterans Affairs committee  I don't know who my VAC worker is. I had one for years, and then she was gone. Then I went through three others within a two-year period, and then they were gone. I don't know who my current one is.

Veterans Affairs committee  No.

Veterans Affairs committee  It's a marriage thing, sorry.

Veterans Affairs committee  We're driven. We're fit people when we serve. There isn't anything that we wouldn't do for this nation, including giving our lives. I've often said, having suffered PTSD after serving in Somalia and Rwanda, it would have been easier for me to have lost a leg or two, or to lose tw

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, they do.

Veterans Affairs committee  We fill them with civilians now. There are unionized civilian positions now. These should be going to veterans that still have an opportunity to serve in some capacity, but we toss out the soldiers.... The other side of the coin too is that it costs hundreds of thousands of doll

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and committee members, for the opportunity to speak today. I'll do my best to get through this. I've been up for almost 24 hours. I haven't slept in years. To understand veterans, you first have to understand the soldier. There's no greater honour than to s