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, October 28, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Issue No. 5
Seventh and eighth 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 28, 2009 (62K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - November 4, 2009 (72K)
WITNESSES
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
National Defence:
Colonel Gérard J. Blais, Director, Casualty Support Management (DCSM);
Brigadier-General (Ret'd) D. E. Martin, Director General, Personnel and Family Support Services (DCSM).
André Bouchard, President, SISIP Financial Services (DCSM).
Veterans Affairs Canada:
Keith Hillier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Delivery and Commemoration;
Brian Ferguson, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Programmes and Partnerships.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
National Defence:
Major General Walter Semianiw, Chief of Military Personnel;
Chief Warrant Officer Jim Labrie.
New Veterans Charter Advisory Group:
Muriel Westmorland, Chair.
MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE
The Honourable Michael A. Meighen, Chair
The Honourable Tommy Banks, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:Banks, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dallaire, Kenny, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Raine
* 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 Dallaire replaced the Honourable Senator Day (November 4, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Wallin (November 3, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Banks replaced the Honourable Senator Downe (October 29, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Downe replaced the Honourable Senator Banks (October 27, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Kenny replaced the Honourable Senator Downe (October 22, 2009).