Proceedings of the Subcommittee on
Veterans Affairs
Issue No. 2 - Orders of Reference
Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Thursday, January 28, 2016:
The Honourable Senator Lang moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Maltais:
That the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence be authorized to examine and report on:
(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 Forty-first Parliament be referred to the committee; and
That the committee report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2017, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.
After debate,
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Charles Robert
Clerk of the Senate
Delegation to the subcommittee:
Extract from the Minutes of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence of Monday, February 1, 2016.
The Honourable Senator Day moved:
That the order of reference regarding veterans affairs adopted by the Senate on Thursday, January 28, 2016, be delegated to the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
Adam Thompson
Clerk of the Committee