Skip to main content

ACVA Committee Meeting

Notices of Meeting include information about the subject matter to be examined by the committee and date, time and place of the meeting, as well as a list of any witnesses scheduled to appear. The Evidence is the edited and revised transcript of what is said before a committee. The Minutes of Proceedings are the official record of the business conducted by the committee at a sitting.

For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

Previous day publication Next day publication

Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 114
Thursday, November 7, 2024, 11:03 a.m. to 12:41 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Emmanuel Dubourg, Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Jean-Rodrigue Paré, Analyst
Canadian Aboriginal Veterans and Serving Members Association
• Richard Blackwolf, National President
Veterans Association Food Bank
• Marie Blackburn, Executive Director
• Tommy Wayne Benjamin, Store Clerk, Veterans Association Thrift Store
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, January 29, 2024, the committee resumed its study of the experience of Indigenous Veterans and Black Veterans.

Richard Blackwolf, Marie Blackburn and Tommy Wayne Benjamin made statements and answered questions.

At 12:17 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 12:25 p.m., the meeting resumed in camera.

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

It was agreed, — That the committee undertake a study on suicide prevention among veterans, with this study to include four sessions, each lasting two hours; that the committee report its findings to the House; that, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee request that the government table a comprehensive response to the report; and that the committee begin this study as soon as the study on the experience of Indigenous Veterans and Black Veterans is completed.

It was agreed, — That witness lists for the study of suicide prevention among veterans be submitted to the clerk no later than noon on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.

At 12:41 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Marie-Hélène Sauvé
Clerk of the committee