Proceedings of the Subcommittee on
Veterans Affairs
Issue 1 - Order of Reference
Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Tuesday, November 19, 2013:
The Honourable Senator Lang moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Neufeld:
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence be authorized to study:
(a) services and benefits provided to members of the Canadian Forces; to veterans who have served honourably in Her Majesty's Canadian Armed Forces in the past; to members and former members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and its antecedents; and all of their families;
(b) commemorative activities undertaken by the Department of Veterans' Affairs Canada, to keep alive for all Canadians the memory of Canadian veterans' achievements and sacrifices; and
(c) continuing implementation of the New Veterans' Charter;
That the papers and evidence received and taken and the work accomplished by the Committee on this subject during the Fortieth Parliament and the First Session of the Forty-first Parliament be referred to the Committee; and
That the Committee report to the Senate no later than December 19, 2014, and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 90 days after the tabling of the final report.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Gary W. O'Brien
Clerk of the Senate
Delegation to the subcommittee
Extract from the Minutes of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence of Monday, December 2, 2013
The Honourable Senator Day moved:
That the order of reference regarding veterans affairs adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, be delegated to the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Josée Thérien
Clerk of the Committee