Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

Proceedings of the Subcommittee on
Veterans Affairs

Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009

Chair: The Honourable MICHAEL A. MEIGHEN

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 (in camera)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Issue No. 4

Fourth, fifth and sixth meetings on:

The services and benefits provided to veterans and their families (Implementation of the New Veterans Charter)

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 7, 2009 (67K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 21, 2009 (64K)

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Royal Canadian Legion:

Pierre Allard, Service Bureau Director.

Veterans Affairs Canada:

Colonel (Ret'd) Patrick Stogran, Veterans Ombudsman.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

National Defence:

Colonel Gérard J. Blais, Director, Casualty Support Management;

Brigadier-General (Ret'd) D.E. Martin, Director General, Personnel and Family Support Service.

Veterans Affairs Canada:

Keith Hillier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Delivery and Commemoration;

Ken Miller, Director, Policy.

MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE

The Honourable Michael A. Meighen, Chair

The Honourable Tommy Banks, Deputy Chair

and

Day, Downe, Wallin

* Ex officio members

(Quorum 3)

Changes in membership of the committee:

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

The Honourable Senator Downe replaced the Honourable Senator Kenny (October 21, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Banks replaced the Honourable Senator Dallaire (October 6, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Day replaced the Honourable Senator Moore (October 1, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Moore replaced the Honourable Senator Day (September 30, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Dallaire replaced the Honourable Senator Banks (September 29, 2009).