Veterans Affairs committee  I'm sorry. I'm not sure I understood your question.

Veterans Affairs committee  I haven't heard any of that. I've never heard any of that. Certainly, it's something that....

Veterans Affairs committee  Many of the members who are released early in their career....Sometimes it is for reasons that are other than voluntary, for example, medical reasons. What is important to understand is that those who are released for medical reasons have also to deal with their health barriers.

Veterans Affairs committee  We need to better understand the perceptions of the members with regard to VAC. We have to go into that. I hope that research will tackle that, because it is a very important issue. Sometimes, those perceptions can hurt the credibility of VAC. However, I agree that more experienc

Veterans Affairs committee  May I continue, Mr. Chair?

Veterans Affairs committee  A veteran wants to talk only to a veteran who has experienced the same issues. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm sorry. I'm not sure I exactly understood your question, sir.

Veterans Affairs committee  By “source” veterans, you mean attract veterans. Well, when we look at career fairs, they can be a very effective way. We can also create opportunities for employers to meet directly with veterans. It's also about how we can educate each other. Certainly, we can educate each othe

Veterans Affairs committee  I agree with Mr. Thorne's recommendation. We have policies for visible minorities and policies for persons with a disability. Why would we not have a policy for veterans?

Veterans Affairs committee  No, the department is not aware of this. Essentially, the idea of an incentive would be worth studying. What would be interesting would be to examine the hiring incentive initiatives adopted by our neighbours to the south, the United States. I am not familiar with the details, b

Veterans Affairs committee  Absolutely. Each community has its own culture. It has a number of employers. It has a certain industry, and that industry.... Each industry carries a culture. It's something that has to be done by each transition unit. That could be a good collective project. The thing is that

Veterans Affairs committee  In the past many years, there has been a lot of effort put towards recognizing the skills, competencies and training of military members. I refer to the military civilian recruit training accreditation program of many years ago. At that time, it was the genesis of the PLAR initia

Veterans Affairs committee  Certainly. VAC, in fact, would have an advantage in being able to work with the Canadian Armed Forces transition units. We call them the CAF TUs in our jargon. The CAF TUs play a very important role in preparing transitioning members for a second career. In fact, they are the ser

Veterans Affairs committee  I don't know if I can explain it. All I can do is suggest theories. Is the department in need of a culture change? What I mean by that is that maybe veterans' skills aren't being recognized. That's just a theory. I'm not passing judgment. It could also be that not many veterans

Veterans Affairs committee  That's a question I would love to be able to answer.