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Veterans Affairs committee The veterans' perspective is an absolute invaluable one. They bring a perspective that we can't.
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Robert Cormier
Veterans Affairs committee To my knowledge, there are no targets that have been set. However, there are increasing numbers of veterans who are occupying these roles. We have a number of veterans playing a number of roles as employees.
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Robert Cormier
Veterans Affairs committee Absolutely, that is an ongoing challenge to ensure that the families are included in the work we do. An example of what has been done concretely and, you know, still needs to be improved, is the VAC employee or the case manager from Veterans Affairs, as well as a veterans service
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Robert Cormier
Veterans Affairs committee Sure, absolutely.
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Robert Cormier
Veterans Affairs committee It's a very complex question. Certainly from my perspective—I'm a social worker, most of our staff are social workers—we approach the veteran as a member of a system. We never see the individual, but we see a person within a system. We're always, from our perspective, philosophic
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Robert Cormier
Veterans Affairs committee Unfortunately, I can't give you the detail of that, but certainly we continue to try to improve and offer the best service we can.
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Robert Cormier
Veterans Affairs committee Anything that will simplify things for veterans and make our services more accessible, easily accessible, absolutely. I think that's an ongoing objective of ours. Certainly we remain open. The other point I think on those claims that are waiting for adjudication is that there is
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Robert Cormier
Veterans Affairs committee Absolutely, and so, yes, at Veterans Affairs we do have an outreach strategy that we continue to try to improve, for the reason you state, that there are still individuals who are not getting the information when they need to. We certainly are participating in a number of forums
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Robert Cormier
Veterans Affairs committee Yes. Certainly the resources that you're speaking of, we're still waiting for those details, but absolutely, the lion's share of those resources will be for the front lines where adjudication occurs, as well as in the area offices where we have that front-line connection with vet
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Robert Cormier
Veterans Affairs committee Correct.
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Robert Cormier
Veterans Affairs committee We do.
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Robert Cormier
Veterans Affairs committee Veterans Affairs Canada recognizes the importance of the family and its significance in the health and wellness of individuals. Established best practices recognize the importance of involving family in treatment plans, as families are, in many cases, the first source of support
March 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Robert Cormier