Government Operations committee  I agree 100% with that statement. The more seamless and easier the process upon release for information, so much the better—definitely.

Government Operations committee  In talking with colleagues, my view is that there are very few of them. For my peers from the Canadian Forces who are within the federal Public Service Commission, I think there can be improvement. Certainly with the JPSU, there's more information coming out all the time to veter

Government Operations committee  Yes, definitely. There's an old saying that you don't know what you don't know. Back when I served and when I released initially, there was no such thing as a joint personnel support unit, JPSU. These units came to be certainly after my time. My understanding is that these units

Government Operations committee  I have applied not just to Veterans Affairs. There is no Veterans Affairs office in Whitehorse. There is Service Canada. I have applied to CIRNAC, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Border Services Agency. I have applied to be a member of the refugee protection divisi

Government Operations committee  I can't comment on being stonewalled but certainly when I receive emails that I am not accepted further in a process or a board has decided not to pursue me any further, there is no detailed rationale or reasons why I was unsuccessful. Again, based on my background as an acting a

Government Operations committee  Thank you, sir.

Government Operations committee  I think certainly any feedback is better than receiving nothing at all. Certainly, constructive feedback of where you went astray or what you were not strong enough in would only help, because a veteran's understanding of where they may have gone astray in a process can only grow

Government Operations committee  I will, very quickly. Thank you. Again, “Have you graduated with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution? If yes, please provide an example to clearly demonstrate where, when and what you did to obtain this experience.” There's just a lot of redundancy that can cau

Government Operations committee  Yes, sir, I have 10 years.

Government Operations committee  I have three years of regular force experience and seven years of reserve force experience.

Government Operations committee  I left the reserves in 2007; however, I have signed up again as a Ranger in the north.

Government Operations committee  Yes, I do. I think the five-year cut-off is too short. In August of last year I applied to Veterans Affairs Canada to try to qualify for priority hiring. I received a letter of rejection stating that I had been out five years from my original release date, and thus was not qualif

Government Operations committee  Yes, sir.

Government Operations committee  No, I have to contact the Department of National Defence-Canadian Forces transition services to find out if I was entitled to priority hiring of my own accord. It was based on doing my own research and hearing about others who have certainly received priority entitlement hiring,

Government Operations committee  First, I would like to thank the standing committee members and staff for the opportunity to appear today by video conference. I feel I have a distinct and unique perspective coming from the north, specifically from Whitehorse, Yukon. I'm going to speak today on behalf of myse