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View Jean Yip Profile
Lib. (ON)
Sorry; I did not expect to have a turn, but that's fine. Don't you love it when you get caught like this?
I am going to refer to the action plan. Report reference number 4.42 indicates, “By the end of March 2021” for the first recommendation. I would like to know if you can provide an update on this recommendation about completing a review of procedures and notifying the “CRA staff of any changes to ensure clear instruction on the types of documents that are suitable for supporting eligibility”.
That would be to Mr. Hamilton.
Bob Hamilton
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Bob Hamilton
2021-05-04 12:55
Yes, Madam Chair, I'll respond, I think fully, but my colleague may want to correct me.
My understanding is that we have completed this review. We said we would do it by the end of March; there may be some small amounts of activity that we still have to complete, but my sense is that we're largely done with it.
I would just ask Frank to confirm that.
Frank Vermaeten
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Frank Vermaeten
2021-05-04 12:56
I think you're correct.
It's a complex process. There are many things to consider. It's not just a binary thing, so we're going to review all those procedures and go from there.
View Yves Robillard Profile
Lib. (QC)
Thank you, Madam Chair.
Minister Sajjan, can you give us some information on the importance of the veteran's service card?
Veterans Affairs Canada is transferring $1.5 million to National Defence to implement phase 3 of this initiative.
Why is this phase important? How will it help our veterans?
View Harjit S. Sajjan Profile
Lib. (BC)
The Veterans Affairs card is something that our veterans have asked for, and what we've done has actually improved it. I don't have a copy of what it looks like.
Because we knew there was going to be a high demand for it, we had three phases of how to get it delivered. Phases one and two are complete. Everybody who retires now gets their card before they leave, and anybody who has retired beforehand is applying. We have a significant number of people who are applying, and we are working through that list to get it done.
It also identifies the years of service provided. It's an important recognition that they can have, but the nice thing about it is that it's back; it's newer and improved, and we're on the final phase of this.
View Andy Fillmore Profile
Lib. (NS)
View Andy Fillmore Profile
2020-03-10 9:03
Thank you, Minister, for joining us today, and thanks to the team as well for being here.
If I may speak for the committee for a brief moment, I'd like to to pass on congratulations to your retiring Assistant Deputy Minister Doiron for a great career of public service. Thank you for that.
I wanted to ask about the veteran identification card. This is a program that was deleted under the previous Conservative government. As a result of some good intentions on the part of the team at Veterans Affairs, and a petition originating from two veterans in Halifax, Gus Cameron and Ben Broome, they helped to reinstate the veteran ID card.
Could you provide a bit of an update on the rollout of the card, any details around uptake and the reaction from veterans' communities to the return of this really important piece of ID that veterans carry with them?
View Lawrence MacAulay Profile
Lib. (PE)
It's so important that veterans apply for this card. It makes it much easier to access benefits and identify them. We understood the importance of this card. We invested $1.5 million in additional money in order to make sure this would take place. We encourage veterans across the country to apply for the card. It identifies them for who they are, which is so vitally important.
View Andy Fillmore Profile
Lib. (NS)
View Andy Fillmore Profile
2020-03-10 9:05
Do you have any details on the uptake, the number of cards that have been issued?
Walter Natynczyk
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Walter Natynczyk
2020-03-10 9:05
Part of the military culture is that when you're in uniform, your ID card is near and dear to your heart. If you ever lose it, you have to report to the military police and get another card right away. As part of the veteran identity, one's own personal identity, the ID card is absolutely key, and the fact that the ID card is maintained during the transition from active service to becoming a veteran softens that transition. Over and above that, there are a number of pluses. Whether you're flying or travelling by rail or going wherever, the ID card is quite helpful to the family.
That is just to say that when we changed the policy and reintroduced the NDI 75—and that's the acronym, National Defence Identification 75—not only did we reinstitute it for those who were releasing, but then in a second phase, we backdated that to when the policy changed. I believe that was in February of 2016. Then we actually went another step and went all the way back to whoever was in service.
Again, a veteran is defined as someone who has completed basic training and is honourably released. As for the ID card, now to answer the question, tens of thousands have now applied. We know that in Canada we have in the order of 600,000-plus veterans, and the door is open to all of them.
We also want to encourage them to open up a My VAC Account, because they can apply, whether they are in downtown Toronto or in the hinterland way up north. If they have access to the Internet, they can create their My VAC Account and apply for their ID card online. It's accessible across the entire country.
View Andy Fillmore Profile
Lib. (NS)
View Andy Fillmore Profile
2020-03-10 9:08
Those two programs, the veteran's NDI 75 and the My VAC Account, from what I hear in my veterans community in Halifax, have gone a tremendous distance in re-engaging the veterans community after a period of unfortunate disengagement from the federal government.
I can see the benefits every day when I speak to the veterans. Thank you for that re-engagement and for reconnecting, not just with veterans who previously had been engaged but also with all of the veterans who had never engaged before and who are now seeing the benefits of engaging in this program.
View Lawrence MacAulay Profile
Lib. (PE)
Thank you. When the veterans feel engaged, it's so important. Whether you're travelling or you're in the line or you're a veteran going through security, so many areas recognize this card and it will just continue to be more recognized in this country.
Without a question, it's so important, and I appreciate it because we want people to have the card. We want people to be in the My VAC Account. It makes it much easier and much better service for everybody.
Thank you.
View Angelo Iacono Profile
Lib. (QC)
Mr. Zinger, you mention in your report that prisoners do not have health cards or identification in federal prisons. Can you clarify that?
What happens when an inmate has to go to the hospital? Surely he must have a health card.
Ivan Zinger
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Ivan Zinger
2020-02-25 10:05
This is one of the issues we have been documenting for several years and it still doesn't seem to be fixed. When we talk about putting the community first in a part of the Correctional Service's budget, it's for things as simple as that.
When people leave the penitentiary, they should have all the identification cards they need to get medical care and social assistance, or to get a driver's licence to work or anything else. That is where the problem lies. These are such simple things that are done in some cases.
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