Good morning everyone - I was just wanting to touch base with you all in
advance of our next face-to-face session in September.
Since we last met in late July, Louise and I have compiled all the comments
that you provided in relation to the Job Placement and Rehabi.......
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VVi
Legacy DB (old)
01-09-2009
CPVA SITREP
27-Aug-05 Hello Everyone, All quiet on the western front but work continues on many topics related to C-45. Still we are in the dog days of August and so not much appears happening in Ottawa or PEI. It has been a month since our C-45 Committee, local members, met with VAC representatives here in Victoria. After the meeting on the 27 July our Co.......
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Letter
Veteran Ombudsman
01-09-2009
Letter To Government - Veterans' Ombudsman
Letter To Government - Veterans' Ombudsman, 20 July 2005
July 20, 2005
Breaking Faith: Veterans Affairs Canada Pushes Ahead with C-45 Regulations and Policies without Input from True Stakeholders
cc. DND/CF Ombudsman
Dear (see Distribution List below)
In this, the year of the Veteran, it is understandable that a minority government.......
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VVi
Legacy DB (old)
01-09-2009
CPVA C-45 Implementation Committee
CPVA C-45 Implementation Committee Hopefully you will all have seen the bundle of documents I forwarded to you from Ken Miller on the 14 and then again on the 15th. This note is a follow on the individual E mail notes I have been sending out enlisting your help. I have been through the bundle now and detect some cause for concern but more work is requ.......
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Letter
Legacy DB (old)
01-09-2009
Letter To Minister VAC - Lack of Support from Veterans Affairs
Dear Minister,
I am writing to you yet again to comment on your lack of sensitivity for veterans with disabilities. You seem to be ignorant of the detrimental impact of your correspondence with us. The most recent example is your letter that I received on 26 September in which you state that the advisory group that was recently formed will so.......
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Archive
Veteran Ombudsman
01-09-2009
The Case for a Canadian Veteran’s Ombudsman
The Case for a Canadian Veteran’s Ombudsman
It is the CPVA position that Canadian veterans need an ombudsman. Our position is founded on these reasons.
1. Canada has more than 400,000 veterans. Most veterans have families and the families add greater depth to the numbers.
2. Canadian citizens that volunteer for service in Canada’s military beli.......
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VVi
Legacy DB (old)
01-09-2009
Veterans Satisfied With VAC? VAC SURVEY
VAC claims that 85% of its Veterans are satisfied with their services and programs. However: Only those who had contact with VAC in the previous year AND are in receipt of benefits actually complete the full survey (less than 50% of those receiving the survey). The response rate is approximately 76%. The 85% number is in response to the general ques.......
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VVi
RCL
01-09-2009
Royal Canadian Legion Membership? RCL SURVEY
No one would diminish the incredible achievements of the Legion nor its value to veterans at large and to Canada as a whole. However, the Royal Canadian Legion’s membership is declining at the rate of approximately 15,000 members per year. Though it still boasts a membership of more than 400,000, only about 1/3 are War or CF Veterans:Veteran Statistics:.......
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Legacy DB (old)
01-09-2009
Serving and Retired Benevolent Charity group
-----Original Message----- Sent: 4-Oct-05 15:43 Subject: Serving and Retired Benevolent Charity group
Greetings,
S, Harold and I met today while Harold was in Ottawa. One of the things that we discussed is the development of a group with its sole aim being to support anything that will ensure quality of life for serving and retired milita.......
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Record
Agent Orange/Purple
01-09-2009
Agent Orange (VAC Extract)
Agent Orange (VAC Extract) In June 1966 and June 1967, aerial test sprays were conducted at CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick. These sprays contained various herbicides including the substance known as Agent Orange. All current and former Canadian Forces members who think they may have a medical disability that is related to these test sprays or other milita.......