Veterans Affairs committee  The military is obviously a paternalistic organization. When we joined, we expected to be looked after. What's happened now, of course, is that the Prime Minister has said that he cannot afford to look after us. That's where the cheese binds. The military is obviously a paterna

Veterans Affairs committee  I don't know if VAC does that assessment. That assessment is done within the military before the release. I don't know if VAC does that assessment. That assessment is done within the military before the release.

Veterans Affairs committee  If I may add, and Keith and I talked about it on the way here today, the homeless veterans have given up. Keith feels that's the case, and he is aware of many of them. That's the point you've made from out west; there's no job, so what's life all about? There's no reason to get u

Veterans Affairs committee  It has the potential to do it. I took it to my own Member of Parliament, Karen McCrimmon, who said there's got to be an easier way and that she'd talk to the President of the Treasury Board, and she did. Michael just got a letter back from Treasury Board that shows they have no i

Veterans Affairs committee  A couple of months ago.

Veterans Affairs committee  If I could introduce Keith, he is a veteran of two tours in Bosnia and a tour in Afghanistan. He was medically released two years ago, so he's well aware of the problems and has personal experience with the discussions that went on before we sat down, and are going on across the

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ladies and gentlemen, my organization has been around for about 50 years. Our focus originally was on service pension issues, things like employment insurance and health and dental care insurance, but lately we've gotten into some of the things we're talkin