Veterans Affairs committee  I would say that everybody was treated the same. Just by my appearance, I guess you could say that I don't appear indigenous, so I'm kind of caught between two worlds. You do hear different things. I remember from being in the service that up front they do tell you the things yo

Veterans Affairs committee  I presently live in Alberta. I was stationed with the military. I did about 10 days shy of 26 years, but I did a few postings to Alberta, so Alberta is home for me. I grew up in a military family. My father was in the army. He met Mom up in Churchill, and we moved away after I wa

Veterans Affairs committee  I was with REME, the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. I was a vehicle technician in the army.

Veterans Affairs committee  It was a medical release, item 3b.

Veterans Affairs committee  Sure. I also did a stint as a paratrooper for about four years. In 2000, I was involved in a vehicle mishap over in Bosnia, and the next five years after that, with the military lifestyle, running with a pack on your back, boots, hard ground, sleeping on the cold ground, it was a

Veterans Affairs committee  It's a pleasure to be here, Mr. Chairman, and members of the committee. I'm new in my position. I was put in this position at the end of April. We perpetuate the memory of our aboriginal veterans. We also promote a federal government program, a youth development program, that is

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you. He wanted to bring a point up. He said he noticed on my documentation that I identified as being from one of the indigenous groups. I said I was. He said I needed to be aware that to access benefits, now that I was going to be out of the service, there might be interd