Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
National Finance
First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05
The Honourable DONALD H. OLIVER
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Issue No. 23
First and last meeting on:
Bill C-45, An Act to provide services, assistance and compensation to or in respect of
Canadian Forces members and veterans and to make amendments to certain Acts
INCLUDING:
THE TENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-45)
APPEARING:
The Honourable Albina Guarnieri, P.C., M.P., Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada
WITNESSES:
Veterans Affairs Canada:
Verna Bruce, Associate Deputy Minister;
Darragh Mogan, Executive Director, Service and Program Modernization Task Force;
Ken Miller, Director, Consultation Team, Service and Program Medernization Task Force.
Royal Canadian Legion:
Mary-Ann Burdett, President;
Pierre Allard, Director, National Services.
National Council of Veteran Associations:
Cliff Chadderton, President.
Army, Navy and Air Force veterans in Canada:
Ken Henderson, Dominion President.
Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association:
Dave Munro, President.
The Gulf War Veterans Association:
Col. (ret.) Don Ethell, Honourary President.
Veterans Affairs Canada:
Dr. Peter Neary, Chair, Canadian Forces Advisory Council.
As an individual:
Captain (ret.) Sean Bruyea;
Louise Richard, Lieutenant Navy.
By videoconference:
As an individual:
Harold Leduc.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Chair
The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
*Austin, P.C., (or Rompkey, P.C.), Biron, Cools, Downe, Ferretti Barth, Harb, *Kinsella, (or Stratton), Mitchell, Murray, P.C., Ringuette, Stratton
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Kinsella is substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Comeau (May 11, 2005).