Debates of the Senate
Debates of the Senate 1st SESSION . 41st PARLIAMENT . VOLUME 148 . NUMBER 56 OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Thursday, March 1, 2012 The Honourable NOËL A. KINSELLA Speaker This issue contains the latest listing of Senators, Officers of the Senate and the Ministry. CONTENTS (Daily index of proceedings appears at back of this issue). Debates Services: D'Arcy McPherson, National Press Building, Room 906, Tel. 613-995-5756 Publications Centre: David Reeves, National Press Building, Room 926, Tel. 613-947-0609 Published by the Senate Available from PWGSC ± Publishing and Depository Services, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0S5. Also available on the Internet: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1236 THE SENATE Thursday, March 1, 2012 The Senate met at 1:30 p.m., the Speaker in the chair. of benefits for disabled veterans by this government has been an ongoing controversy in Canada, which has led to a class action Prayers. suit against Ottawa by former soldiers. [Translation] This is partially a result of Veterans Affairs' failing to properly advise the most severely injured soldiers about the financial support available to them. The ombudsman's office has stated ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS that even their staff cannot understand government letters denying soldiers benefits. This is just not right. EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA Will the minister encourage the Minister of Veterans Affairs to move quickly in dealing with the recommendations in the CANADA ACCOUNT OPERATIONS— ombudsman's report, starting with the recommendation that 2010-11 ANNUAL REPORT TABLED reasons for all disability coverage decisions should be written in plain language with a clear explanation of how the individual Hon.
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