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In Committee from the House of Commons
Veterans Affairs – December 12, 2023
MPs meet to examine the Supplementary Estimates (B) for 2023-24. Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor appears and answers questions. Appearing as witnesses at the committee are Steven Harris, Sara Lantz, Paul Ledwell, Amy Meunier and Pierre Tessier (Department of Veterans Affairs).
Veterans Affairs - October 31, 2023
The committee meets to discuss the experience of women veterans and the creation of a national monument to Canada's mission in Afghanistan. Ministers Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Pascale St-Onge appear on the topic of a national monument and answer questions. Appearing as witnesses on the topic of women veterans are Mélanie Morin-Pelletier (Canadian War Museum), Debbie Lowther (Veterans Emergency Transition Services) and Chris Edwards. Appearing on the topic of the national monument are Isabelle Mondou, Emmanuelle Sajous (Department of Canadian Heritage), Paul Ledwell and Amy Meunier (Department of Veterans Affairs).
Veterans Affairs - October 19, 2023
The committee meets to receive a briefing from Minister of Veterans Affairs Ginette Petitpas Taylor. The minister gives a statement and answers questions from MPs. Appearing as witnesses are Steven Harris, Sara Lantz, Paul Ledwell, Amy Meunier and Pierre Tessier (Department of Veterans Affairs).
Veterans Affairs - May 4, 2023
The committee continues its study of the experience of women veterans. Appearing before the committee to testify are MaryAnn Notarianni, Sara Rodrigues (Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families), Dr. Cyd Courchesne, Trudie MacKinnon (Department of Veterans Affairs) and Mary Beth MacLean.
Veterans Affairs - April 20, 2023
The committee continues its study on the experience of women veterans. Sayward Montague (National Association of Federal Retirees), retired major Karen Breeck (The Women Veterans Research and Engagement Network) and Maya Eichler appear as witnesses before the committee.
Veterans Affairs - March 30, 2023
Veterans Ombudsman Nishika Jardine briefs the committee on the experience of female veterans. Duane Schippers, Laura Kelly (Office of the Veterans Ombudsman) and Nathan Svenson, Lisa Garland Baird (Department of Veterans Affairs) also appear as witnesses.
Veterans Affairs Committee Receives Briefing from Veterans Affairs Minister
Veterans Affairs - February 1, 2022: Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay provides a briefing to the committee. Also appearing as witnesses are Paul Wedwell, Steven Harris and Sara Lantz (Department of Veterans Affairs).
Parliamentary Budget Officer on Veterans Benefits Backlog
Veterans Affairs - November 12, 2020 - Part 2: Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux speaks to the committee for its study on the backlog of disability benefit claim applications at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Also participating in the study are veteran Charles Scott; National Association of Federal Retirees’ Simon Coakeley; Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada’s Doreen Weatherbie; and Gary Walbourne, former ombudsman for the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence.
Main Estimates: Lawrence MacAulay on Benefits Backlog
Veterans Affairs - November 12, 2020 - Part 1: Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay discusses his departmental budgets allocated in the 2020-2021 main estimates and supplementary estimates. Minister MacAulay also faces questions about the backlog of disability benefit claim applications at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Also responding to questions from MPs is retired Gen. Walter Natynczyk, deputy minister for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Minister MacAulay on Budget Estimates
Veterans Affairs - March 10, 2020: Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay discusses the 2019-2020 supplementary estimates for his department. The minister also fields questions on mental health services, wait times for disability benefits, and more. Appearing alongside the minister are the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Rick Christopher, Sara Lantz, and General (Retired) Walter Natynczyk.
Main Estimates: Lawrence MacAulay on Dept. Budgets
Veterans Affairs - June 12, 2019: Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay faces questions over his departmental budgets allocated in the 2019-2020 main estimates. Minister MacAulay responds to questions over pensions and benefits for veterans, Veterans Affairs’ case workers, mental health support, and more. Also appearing at the committee are the Department of Veterans Affairs’ retired Gen. Walter Natynczyk, Michel Doiron, and Steven Harris.
Seamus O’Regan on Departmental Funding Requests
Veterans Affairs - December 6, 2018 Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan appears before the committee to justify his departmental budgets requests allocated in the supplementary estimates for 2018-2019. The minister also fields questions about the government’s pension for life program for veterans. Also appearing at the committee are the Department of Veterans Affairs’ retired general Walter Natynczyk, Charlotte Bastien, retired rear-admiral Elizabeth Stuart, Bernard Butler, and Michel Doiron.
Main Estimates: Minister O’Regan on Departmental Funding
Veterans Affairs - June 7, 2018: Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan defends funding requests in the 2018-2019 main estimates allocated to his department and to benefits programs for vets. Also appearing at the committee are the Department of Veterans Affairs’ retired General Walter Natynczyk, Bernard Butler, retired Rear-Admiral Elizabeth Stuart, Michel Doiron, and Charlotte Bastien.
Minister Seamus O’Regan Discusses Lifelong Pensions for Veterans
Veterans Affairs - March 20, 2018 : Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan speaks on the government’s pensions for life program for veterans. The minister also defends his department’s budget requests in the 2017-2018 supplementary estimates and the 2018-2019 interim estimates. Also appearing at the committee are the Department of Veterans Affairs’ retired General Walter J. Natynczyk, Michel Doiron, Bernard Butler, and Elizabeth Stuart.
Veterans Affairs - February 13, 2018
The committee continues its study on the barriers to transition to civilian life from military life and the measurable outcomes of successful transitions. Participating in the study are the National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman’s Gary Walbourne (ombudsman), and the Department of National Defence’s Commodore Sean Cantelon (director general for Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services) and Colonel C.D. Harris (director for Military Family Services). (February 13, 2018)
Veteran Affairs - March 8, 2017
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr is questioned about his department's supplementary and main estimates. Deputy Minister Walt Natynczyk and assistant deputy ministers Michel Doiron, Elizabeth Stuart and Bernard Butler also testify. (March 8, 2017)
Veteran Affairs - March 6, 2017
Retired lieutenant-general and former senator Roméo Dallaire testifies on mental health and suicide prevention among veterans. The committee began its study on the issue in October 2016. MPs also hear from Scott Maxwell, executive director of Wounded Warriors Canada, retired Brigadier-General Joe Sharpe, and Catherine Rioux and Kim Basque, respectively communications coordinator and training coordinator for the Association québécoise de prévention du suicide. (March 6, 2017)
Veteran Affairs - December 6, 2016
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr discusses the 2016-2017 supplementary estimates for his department. Deputy Minister Walter Natynczyk also testifies, along with assistant deputy ministers Michel Doiron, Bernard Butler and Elizabeth Stuart. (December 6, 2016)