Numerous bills were tabled by Private Members in the House of Commons before the closure of the parliament session earlier this summer. Among them is Bill C-362 that was tabled by Werner Schmidt, Conservative MP for the Kelowna-Lake Country in British Columbia. Bill C-362 proposes that the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act be amended ""to allow the su.......
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Standards
01-09-2009
Case Management - Veterans Program Policy Manual
Veterans Program Policy Manual
2.2 Case Management ""The ability [of the client] to make choices is the cornerstone of client-centred service""; and ""Not all clients who require services and benefits from Veterans Affairs Canada require case management. If a benefit or service can be provided which meets the client's need without the requirement.......
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Special Report
GWI
01-09-2009
Study discounts Gulf War cancer link
Study discounts Gulf War cancer link Statistics Canada KEYWORDS: ""PTSD"" OR ""POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER"" OR ""POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER"", ""DEPLETED URANIUM"", ""SADDAM"" OR ""SADDAM HUSSEIN"", ""GULF WAR"" NEAR ""SYNDROME"", ""DEFENCE PERSONNEL"" OR ""MILITARY MEMBER*"" OR ""FORCES MEMBER*"" Mike Blanchfield, CanWest News Service .......
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News
01-09-2009
Vet blasts study to debunk Gulf War Syndrome
Vet blasts study to debunk Gulf War Syndrome Research similar to U.S. and British surveys KEYWORDS: ""PTSD"" OR ""POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER"" OR ""POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER"", ""DEPLETED URANIUM"", ""GULF WAR"" NEAR ""SYNDROME"", ""SADDAM"" OR ""SADDAM HUSSEIN"", ""INVASION OF IRAQ"" OR ""INVASION OF IRAK"", ""DEFENCE PERSONNEL"" OR ""MILITA.......
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News
01-09-2009
Gulf War veterans' cancer rates average
Gulf War veterans' cancer rates average StatsCan KEYWORDS: ""CANADIAN SOLDIER*"" AND NOT (""SADDAM HUSSEIN"" OR ""FIRST WORLD WAR"" OR ""SECOND WORLD WAR""), ""CANADIAN SOLDIER*"" A new study finds that Gulf War veterans showed no higher incidence of cancer, or death from all causes, than other military personnel or the general population. In.......
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Veteran Ombudsman
01-09-2009
Hinton Supports Veterans’ Call For a Veterans Affairs Ombudsman
Hinton Supports Veterans’ Call For a Veterans Affairs Ombudsman
KAMLOOPS – Yesterday a group of modern day veterans, led by Capt. Sean Bruyea (ret’d.), held a press conference on Parliament Hill to unveil their 2005 Ombudsman Report on Veterans Affairs Canada. This report clearly outlines the need for an ombudsman for VAC and calls on the governme.......
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News
VAC
01-09-2009
WWII pilot gets pension after 40-year battle
WWII pilot gets pension after 40-year battle
Last Updated Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:12:06 EST
CBC News
Clifton Wenzel flew almost 50 combat missions during the Second World War and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Force Cross. But, in spite of his record, he was told when he left the service he didn't qualify for a pension.
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CFSA
01-09-2009
Canadian Military/RCMP Forces Superannuation Benefits-Reduction at age 65.
Military/RCMP pensioners Against Benefit Reduction at age 65
Past and present members of the Canadian Military/RCMP forces.
November 16, 2005
Dear Friends;
Subject: Canadian Military/RCMP Forces Superannuation Benefits-Reduction at a.......
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Special Report
01-09-2009
Pension Surplus Trial In Process
Pension Surplus Trial In Process (Extract from Federal Superannuates National Association (FSNA) 'On Guard' 2005, Vol.43, no.4) The trial regarding the $30-billion surplus taken from the superannuation accounts of the Canadian Forces (CF), the Public Service (PS), and the RCMP was to have started in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in Ottawa, on.......
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Archive
01-09-2009
SDB Update Decision expected before Christmas in the SDB class actions
SDB Update Decision expected before Christmas in the SDB class actions (Coutesy FSNA) At time of printing, the trial on the common issues was completed and a decision was expected before Christmas in the Public Service and the Canadian Forces class actions concerning the Supplementary Death Benefits (SDB). The trial started on 13 June 2005, at the La.......
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