Veterans Affairs committee  That's a difficult one to answer. I think I would say that, as of today, everything that has happened since Korea has probably been undervalued and under-recognized. I'm not sure why that has been the case. Perhaps it is because it certainly hasn't been as dramatic as the two ma

Veterans Affairs committee  I think the idea that Veterans Affairs has developed going forward is to focus on geographical parts of the world over a five-year cycle and then, within that five-year cycle, not repeating the focus each time. If it is a Middle East focus, for example, it may be UNEF 1 on the fi

Veterans Affairs committee  Unhappily, I had nothing to do with the Kandahar memorial opening at the Carling campus of NDHQ. However, going forward, for the national Afghanistan monument, which will be across from the War Museum, I know that the Veterans Affairs' plan is to be inclusive. That will happen

Veterans Affairs committee  When it comes to what the directorate does, its main historical responsibility is to write the official histories of Canadian deployments. To that extent we will conduct interviews to support the writing of the official histories, which means in the long run those stories will be

Veterans Affairs committee  It's funny; the real experience has nothing to do with where I work or my role as a co-chair of the Veterans Affairs commemoration group. For 32 years I was a reserve army musician. When you are a reserve army musician, you end up playing at a lot of commemorative events and a l

Veterans Affairs committee  Mr. Chair and members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to speak to you today. I value your work as well. I'm Dr. Steve Harris, the chief historian and the acting director at the directorate of history and heritage within National Defence, where I have worked for 42

Transport committee  That's correct.

Transport committee  It took some time to work out what should be done with, first of all, the frame of the aircraft. Once it was discovered, the local town had an idea of lifting the wreckage and using it, perhaps, as a monument in the town. Others became interested in that. The issue at that point

Transport committee  I don't. It sounds as if I'm running away from the issue, but for us at DHH, the issue is really the identification of human remains when there is a report of a finding and when those human remains can't remain where they are. We know where ships have been lost; I could come back

Transport committee  Madam Chair and members of the committee, I would like to thank you for this opportunity to appear before you today as part of your study on ocean war graves. I am Dr. Steve Harris, the acting director and chief historian at the directorate of history and heritage, National Defe