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Human Resources committee I think it's definitely something that is overlooked. To treat people like numbers is also a coping mechanism for them. They are bombarded with many different issues and they're expected to know everything about every different situation they're put in. I think it just becomes a
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Lee Cormier
Human Resources committee I think what we're looking for here today—it's been said a couple of times—is the seamless transition, the ability for families to not have to discuss this immediately with people, whether it's Service Canada agents or however it starts to unfold. I think that's the key for us: t
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Lee Cormier
Human Resources committee Sure. Thank you. All I can speak of is our own experience, really.
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Lee Cormier
Human Resources committee The organization that we've put together, Quinn's Legacy Run Society, is specifically to support families with a bursary that they can use in any way they feel they need to: to pay bills, to use for the funeral or anything like that.
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Lee Cormier
Human Resources committee It's a set amount.
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Lee Cormier
Human Resources committee Really, again, we're kind of of the same intent, the same attitude, as Mr. Richards. At that point in a family's grief, they're not really concerned with where the benefits are coming from or who is supporting them. It's just that there is a place for the government to support th
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Lee Cormier
Human Resources committee They do.
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Lee Cormier
Human Resources committee Right.
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Lee Cormier
Human Resources committee Thank you. We'll take our quick seven minutes here just to give you an idea of our story. Picture yourself the day after you've lost your four-month-old child. What does that look like? What goes through your mind? Your child is gone. You have to tell your friends and family. Yo
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Lee Cormier