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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 78

Thursday, March 1, 2018, 11:05 a.m. to 12:56 p.m.

Room 420, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Presiding

Neil R. Ellis, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Bob Bratina
Neil R. Ellis
Doug Eyolfson
Colin Fraser
Emmanuella Lambropoulos
Sherry Romanado, Parliamentary Secretary — Non-Voting Member

Conservative

NDP

Gord Johns

Acting Members present

• Alupa A. Clarke for Cathay Wagantall (Conservative)

• Majid Jowhari for Darrell Samson (Liberal)

• Marc Serré for Darrell Samson (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Jean-Rodrigue Paré, Analyst

Barriers to Transition and Measurable Outcomes of Successful Transition

Witnesses

Department of Veterans Affairs

• Faith McIntyre, Director General, Policy and Research Division, Strategic Policy and Commemoration

• Robert Cormier, Director of Field Operations, Strategic Affairs

Department of National Defence

• Alla Skomorovsky

• Sanela Dursun

• Col Sylvain Maurais

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, November 9, 2017, the Committee resumed its study of barriers to transition and measurable outcomes of successful transition.

Sanela Dursun, Alla Skomorovsky, Sylvain Maurais, Faith McIntyre and Robert Cormier made statements and answered questions.

At 12:35 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:38 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

Committee Business

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

It was agreed, — That in relation to the study of needs and issues specific to indigenous veterans, the proposed budget in the amount of $94,254.40 for the Committee’s travel to Greater Victoria Region, British Columbia, Calgary, Alberta, Beauval, Saskatchewan, Hamilton, Ontario, Six Nations Indian Reserve No. 40, Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Millbrook First Nation, Nova Scotia, Indian Brook First Nation, Nova Scotia, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, in spring 2018, be adopted.

At 12:56 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Karine Parenteau

Clerk of the Committee