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Veterans Affairs committee I just want to add one thing. We will make all efforts to help branches, even to the point where if they need to consolidate, if they need to use their assets—which is the land, which is sometimes quite valuable—then we actually have a consultant who is operating out of Charlotte
October 16th, 2006Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Veterans Affairs committee The only thing I would add is that I think your committee has done very good work in looking after the interests of veterans and grilling people like us to present ideas and concepts. I think your assistance is also very valuable. Whichever party you're from, I think the interest
October 16th, 2006Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Veterans Affairs committee We're dealing with a different type of client today. We're dealing with a client who has had the opportunity to deal with the Canadian Forces ombudsman. There are certain expectations. There are certain ways that they see the business evolving. They're more informed. They go to t
October 16th, 2006Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Citizenship and Immigration committee As far as the situation of Quebec veterans is concerned, I agree entirely with you in saying that citizenship is a continuum. As you probably noted in our presentation, we talk about the birth of a nation, in 1917, as we are celebrating the 90th anniversary of Vimy. In my opinion
March 19th, 2007Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Citizenship and Immigration committee On behalf of our Dominion President, Comrade Jack Frost, I would like to thank you very much for inviting the Legion to appear before you today on this very important issue of the “Lost Canadians”. This is, indeed, our second opportunity to appear at your committee, as we were he
February 11th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Citizenship and Immigration committee My head is spinning listening to the numbers, I must admit, so I will have to sit down and look at these numbers. If I understand correctly, you're saying that projecting the number of second generation born aboard, we can anticipate--
February 11th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Citizenship and Immigration committee I'm saying second generation, about 10,000 or so, by 2010.
February 11th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Citizenship and Immigration committee Per year?
February 11th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Citizenship and Immigration committee Okay. Well, you've had 2,412 since 2006—
February 11th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Citizenship and Immigration committee That said, what we are really concerned about is indeed first generation born abroad, in the context that there are options for people who are second generation born abroad. I would look at it from a contextual approach in terms of what is done in other countries, what is done in
February 11th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Citizenship and Immigration committee Greece does.
February 11th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
February 11th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Citizenship and Immigration committee I think there are options for people who are second generation born abroad. I personally think we have to adopt a standard that is common to other measures that are taken in other countries, and I would like to have time to consider the numbers.
February 11th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Citizenship and Immigration committee Actually, I can't give you an answer right now. I'd like to look at the numbers and understand what it is that I'm agreeing with.
February 11th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Allard
Citizenship and Immigration committee Yes, we have read the report, and the recommendations are in front of us. We even quoted some of them in our presentation. In short, I would say that the approach taken in the report was appropriate in terms of resolving the problem.
February 11th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Allard