OTTAWA – A major study by Statistics Canada has concluded that veterans of the 1991 Gulf War are not contracting or dying from cancer at any higher rate than the general population. By National Post November 4, 2005 OTTAWA – A major study by Statistics Canada has concluded that veterans of the 1991 Gulf War…
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By Sean Bruyea-ESPRIT DE CORPS- July 2005-pg.13
Canada declared 2005 the year of the Veteran in honour of the almost 700,000 veterans and approximately 80,000 active members of the Canadian Forces. On March 30, 2005, Andre Marin left the office of Ombudsman for National Defence and the Canadian Forces after almost seven years of groundbreaking work.
The irony is that healthy, (for the most part) employable soldiers in DND have an independent ombudsman while disabled and often unemployable veterans do not.
For complete testimony, questions and answers, please click here. Mr. Sean Bruyea (As an Individual): Honourable members, my name is Sean Bruyea. I’m a retired captain and intelligence officer who proudly served in Canada’s air force for 14 years. I was disabled as a result of my service in the Persian Gulf War of 1990-91….
For complete testimony, questions and answers, please click here. Captain (retired) Sean Bruyea, as an individual: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Louise Richard and I are both Gulf War veterans. I would like to introduce my wife. She will not be speaking but is here to support me. Those with operational stress injuries often need support….
CTV.ca News Staff Date: Wed. Apr. 6 2005 6:00 AM ET Veterans groups that have long decried their treatment by the federal government could soon have something to cheer about, CTV News has learned. Veterans Affairs Minister Albina Guarnieri is set to help with a $1-billion overhaul of the Veterans Charter. Sources tell CTV Ottawa…
by Jennifer Campbell -THE OTTAWA CITIZEN-March 1, 2005. (A.5) Veterans Affairs gave pensions, but never any recognition The government of Kuwait gave its thanks yesterday to Canadians who helped liberate the country during the Gulf War, marking the 14th anniversary of the end of the war. According to the veterans, the ceremony also marked the…