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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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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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.......
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The Canadian military will be looking in the wrong place if they conduct more soil tests at a CFB Gagetown herbicide dump this summer, says an Agent Orange expert. Dr. Wayne Dwernychuk has spent years studying Agent Orange's after-effects in Vietnam and is the senior vice-president of Hatfield Consultants Ltd., a British Columbia-based research comp.......
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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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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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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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CPVA C-45 Committee Christmas Report Hello All, I trust that you are out there spending money lavishly while flapping around preparing for Christmas. Spending money is good for it helps to keep the tax coffers full and our pensions secure. Spend with confidence knowing that a veteran may benefit! Backing up my C-45 files I noticed that since mid .......
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Vets expect to wait years for pension awards
The head of the War Amps is blasting a multibillion-dollar court award involving bungled pensions for disabled veterans, insisting the ruling will actually hurt living veterans. ""I usually fight for veterans,"" Cliff Chadderton, CEO of the War Amps and chairman of the National Council of Veteran Asso.......
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New Veteran Charter Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Regulations These proposed regulations for C-45, the new Veteran Charter were posted on the VAC site 17 Dec 2005, just before the Christmas holiday season. Unfortunately, only as of yesterday did a few veterans find the regulations, by chance. Apparently there .......
