Studies & Bills

Studies & Bills	Date Referred	note	note
Study on issues relating to creating a defined, professional and consistent system for veterans as they leave the Canadian Armed Forces	(2017-03-07)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 12:05 PM Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 12:10 PM Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 12:02 PM The Honourable Kent Hehr, P.C., M.P., Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence (Veterans Affairs Canada) General (Ret'd) W. J. Natynczyk, Deputy Minister (Veterans Affairs Canada) Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 12:01 PM Richard Blackwolf, National President (Canadian Aboriginal Veterans) Michael L. Blais, President and Founder (Canadian Veterans Advocacy) Ray McInnis, Director, Service Bureau (Royal Canadian Legion) Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 12:04 PM General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff (National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 12:00 PM Guy Parent, Veterans Ombudsman (Veterans Ombudsman) Sharon Squire, Deputy Veterans Ombudsman and Executive Director (Veterans Ombudsman) Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 12:04 PM Gary Walbourne, Ombudsman (National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman)
The subject matter of those elements contained in Division 2 of Part 4 of Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2016 and other measures	(2016-05-04)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 12:07 PM Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 2:33 PM Ray McInnis, Director, Service Bureau (Royal Canadian Legion) Brian McKenna, Veterans Council Representative (Equitas Society) Sharon Squire, Deputy Veterans Ombudsman and Executive Director of Operations (Office of the Veterans Ombudsman) Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 12:05 PM Faith McIntyre, Director General, Policy and Research Division, Strategic Policy and Commemoration (Veterans Affairs Canada)
Study on the services and benefits provided to members of the Canadian Forces; to veterans; to members and former members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their families	(2016-02-01)
Show/Hide the list of witnesses Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 12:05 PM Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 12:02 PM The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, P.C., M.P., Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence (Veterans Affairs Canada) General (Ret'd) W. J. Natynczyk, Deputy Minister (Veterans Affairs Canada) Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 12:06 PM Kim Andrews, Acting Director General, Service Delivery and Program Management (Veterans Affairs Canada) Faith McIntyre, Director General, Policy and Research Division, Strategic Policy and Commemoration (Veterans Affairs Canada) Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 12:05 PM Robyn Hynes, Director General, Operations (National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman) Gary Walbourne, Ombudsman (Office of the Ombudsman for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces) Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 12:03 PM Captain (Navy) Marie-France Langlois, Director, Casualty Support Management, Joint Personnel Support Unit (National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Brigadier-General H.C. MacKay, Surgeon General and Commander, Canadian Forces Health Services Group (National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Lieutenant-General Christine Whitecross, Commander, Military Personnel Command (National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces) Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 12:13 PM The Honourable Kent Hehr, P.C., M.P., Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence (Veterans Affairs Canada) General (Ret'd) W. J. Natynczyk, Deputy Minister (Veterans Affairs Canada) Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 12:03 PM Thomas Jarmyn, Acting Chair (Veterans Review and Appeal Board) Dale Sharkey, Director General (Veterans Review and Appeal Board) Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 12:05 PM The Honourable Ralph Goodale, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (Public Safety Canada) Sylvie Châteauvert, Director General, Occupational Health and Safety Branch (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Daniel Dubeau, Deputy Commissioner and Chief Human Resources Officer (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Lori MacDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister, Emergency Management and Programs Branch (Public Safety Canada) Gina Wilson, Associate Deputy Minister (Public Safety Canada) Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 12:04 PM Guy Parent, Veterans Ombudsman (Office of the Veterans Ombudsman) Sharon Squire, Deputy Veterans Ombudsman and Executive Director of Operations (Office of the Veterans Ombudsman) Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 12:12 PM Sylvie Châteauvert, Director General, Occupational Health and Safety Branch (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Daniel Dubeau, Chief Human Resources Officer (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Steven White, Assistant Commissioner, Workforce Programs and Services (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

Orders of Reference

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