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
The Honourable Senators: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).