Past Session:

Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence
Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006

Chair: The Honourable MICHAEL A. MEIGHEN

Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Issue No. 1

Organization meeting and First and second meetings on:

Study on the services and benefits provided to members of the Canadian Forces, veterans of war and peacekeeping missions and members of their families in recognition of their services to Canada

APPEARING:

The Honourable Gregory Francis Thompson, P.C., M.P. Minister of Veterans Affairs

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Veterans Affairs Canada:

Jack Stagg, Deputy Minister;

Verna Bruce, Associate Deputy Minister;

Brian Ferguson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Veterans Services;

Robert Mercer, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Programs and Communications.

Veterans Review and Appeal Board:

Victor Marchand, Chair.

Wednesday, June 7, 2006

The Royal Canadian Legion:

Mary Ann Burdett, Dominion President;

Pierre Allard, Service Bureau Director.

MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

The Honourable Michael A. Meighen, Chair

The Honourable Joseph A. Day, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable senators:

Atkins, Forrestall, *Hays (or Fraser), Kenny, *LeBreton (or Comeau)

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 3)

Changes in membership of the subcommittee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the subcommittee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Cochrane substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Forrestall (Tuesday, May 30, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Forrestall substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cochrane (Thursday, June 1, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Dallaire substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Day (Wednesday, June 7, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Day substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Dallaire (Wednesday, June 7, 2006).

Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs