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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 47
 
Monday, October 22, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs met at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Chair, Greg Kerr, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Eve Adams, Sean Casey, Greg Kerr, Wladyslaw Lizon, Ben Lobb, Irene Mathyssen, Manon Perreault, Peter Stoffer and Bob Zimmer.

 

Acting Members present: Dean Allison for Bryan Hayes, Daryl Kramp for Richard M. Harris and Marie-Claude Morin for Sylvain Chicoine.

 

In attendance: Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs: Jean-Rodrigue Paré, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Department of Veterans Affairs: Anthony Saez, Executive Director and Chief Pensions Advocate, Bureau of Pension Advocates; Charles Keliher, Director, Appeals and Legal Issues, Bureau of Pensions Advocates. Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals: James Ogilvy, Executive Director. As an individual: Harold Leduc. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Veterans' Association: Cal Small, National President. Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Abraham A. Townsend, National Executive, Staff Relations Representative Program.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, May 10, 2012, the Committee resumed its review of Veterans Review and Appeal Board (VRAB) activities.
 

Anthony Saez and James Ogilvy made statements and, with Charles Keliher, answered questions.

 

At 4:28 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:31 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Harold Leduc, Cal Small and Abraham A. Townsend made statements and answered questions.

 

At 5:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Cynara Corbin
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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