ACVA Committee Report
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Appendix A: List of Witnesses
The following table lists the witnesses who appeared before the committee at its meetings related to this report. Transcripts of all public meetings related to this report are available on the committee’s webpage for this study.
Organizations and Individuals |
Date |
Meeting |
Department of Veterans Affairs Lisa Garland Baird, Senior Researcher Nathan Svenson, Director, Research |
2023/03/30 |
44 |
Office of the Veterans Ombudsman Col (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine, Veterans Ombud Dr. Laura Kelly, Director, Strategic Review and Analysis Directorate Duane Schippers, Deputy Veterans Ombud |
2023/03/30 |
44 |
As an individual Donna Van Leusden Riguidel, Major (Retired) Christine Wood, Veteran Advocate |
2023/04/17 |
45 |
LGBT Purge Fund Michelle Douglas, Executive Director |
2023/04/17 |
45 |
Servicewomen’s Salute Canada Rosemary Park, Lieutenant-Commander (Retired), Founder |
2023/04/17 |
45 |
As an individual Dr. Maya Eichler, Canada Research Chair in Social Innovation and Community Engagement |
2023/04/20 |
46 |
National Association of Federal Retirees Sayward Montague, Director, Advocacy |
2023/04/20 |
46 |
Women Veterans Research and Engagement Network Dr. Karen Breeck, Major (Retired), Co-chair |
2023/04/20 |
46 |
Coding for Veterans Jeff Musson, Executive Director Elena Vazquez, Master Warrant Officer (Retired), Student |
2023/04/24 |
47 |
Helmets to Hardhats Joseph Maloney, Executive Director Cora Saunders, Outreach Specialist, Women and LGBTQ2+ |
2023/04/24 |
47 |
National Association of Career Colleges Patricia Henry, Military and Veterans Partnership Program Connect Coordinator, Willis College Michael Sangster, Chief Executive Officer |
2023/04/24 |
47 |
Prince's Trust Canada Kathleen Kilgour, Senior Program Manager Kristin Topping, Program Ambassador |
2023/04/24 |
47 |
As an individual Karen McCrimmon, Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) Lee-Anne Quinn, Major (Retired), Nurse Practitioner |
2023/04/27 |
48 |
Senate Hon. RAdm (ret’d) Rebecca Patterson, Senator, Ontario |
2023/04/27 |
48 |
Department of National Defence Capt(N) Iain Beck, Director of Mental Health, Canadian Forces Health Services Group, Canadian Armed Forces Col Lisa Noonan, Director Transition Services and Policies, Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group, Canadian Armed Forces Col Helen L. Wright, Director of Force Health Protection, Canadian Forces Health Group, Canadian Armed Forces |
2023/05/01 |
49 |
As an individual Dr. Mary Beth MacLean, Consulting Research Associate |
2023/05/04 |
50 |
Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families MaryAnn Notarianni, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, Knowledge Mobilization Dr. Sara Rodrigues, Director, Applied Research |
2023/05/04 |
50 |
Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Cyd Courchesne, Chief Medical Officer Trudie MacKinnon, Acting Director General, Centralized Operations Division |
2023/05/04 |
50 |
As an individual Dawn McIlmoyle, Sailor 3rd Class, Registered Nurse |
2023/05/08 |
51 |
Pepper Pod LCol (H) Sandra Perron, Chief Executive Officer |
2023/05/08 |
51 |
Royal Canadian Legion Carolyn Hughes, Director, Veterans Services, National Headquarters |
2023/05/08 |
51 |
Women Warriors’ Healing Garden Dr. Elaine Waddington Lamont, Mental Health Director |
2023/05/08 |
51 |
As an individual Dr. Alisha Henson, Clinical Psychologist, Supervised Practice Alana Jaquemet, Registered Social Worker and Registered Psychotherapist |
2023/05/18 |
53 |
Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans Hélène Le Scelleur, Captain (Retired), Co-Chair, Centre of Excellence Advisory Council for Veterans Dr. Joy MacDermid, Professor Dr. Ramesh Zacharias, Chief Executive Officer |
2023/05/18 |
53 |
Department of National Defence MGen Marc Bilodeau, Surgeon General, Canadian Armed Forces Cmdre Daniel Bouchard, Commander, Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group, Canadian Armed Forces LGen Lise Bourgon, Acting Chief of Military Personnel, Canadian Armed Forces LCol Andrea Tuka, National Practice Leader (Psychiatry), Canadian Armed Forces |
2023/06/01 |
54 |
As an individual Sgt Kathleen Mary Ryan, CD Joanne Seviour, Major (Retired) MCpl Jacqueline Wojcichowsky, CD |
2023/06/05 |
55 |
Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services Phil Marcus, Vice-President of Operations, SISIP Financial |
2023/06/12 |
57 |
Department of Veterans Affairs Steven Harris, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Delivery Branch Melanie MacDonald, Team Lead, Disability Benefits Entitlement Eligibility Guidelines (EEG) Modernization Initiative Trudie MacKinnon, Acting Director General, Centralized Operations Division |
2023/06/12 |
57 |
Manulife Financial Godfrey Jerry, Assistant Vice President, Life and Disability Operations Maureen McGrath, Manager, Canadian Armed Forces Long Term Disability Vocational Rehabilitation Program |
2023/06/12 |
57 |
As an individual Carly Arkell, Major (Retired) Lisa Nilsson, Petty Officer, 2nd Class (Retired) Nadine Schultz-Nielsen, Leading Seaman (Retired) Capt(N) (Ret’d) Louise Siew |
2023/06/15 |
58 |
Ma Langue Aux Chats Cat Café Lisa Cyr, Corporal (Retired) and Owner |
2023/06/15 |
58 |
As an individual Hon. Beverley Ann Busson, Veteran, Senator and Retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Anna-Lisa Rovak, Veteran |
2023/10/24 |
66 |
Davidson Institute Adrienne Davidson-Helgerson, Director of Operations, Operational Stress Recovery Christina Rochford |
2023/10/24 |
66 |
True Patriot Love Foundation Eleanor Taylor, Manager, Community Engagement and Advocacy |
2023/10/24 |
66 |
As an individual Alice Aiken, Veteran, Vice-President Research and Innovation, Dalhousie University Nicole Langlois, Veteran Brigitte Laverdure, Veteran |
2023/10/26 |
67 |
As an individual Chris Edwards, Researcher |
2023/10/31 |
68 |
Veterans Emergency Transition Services Debbie Lowther, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder |
2023/10/31 |
68 |
Canadian War Museum Mélanie Morin-Pelletier, Historian |
2023/10/31 |
68 |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Jennifer Ebert, Assistant Commissioner, Commanding Officer, B Division DeAnna Hill, Assistant Commissioner, Commanding Officer, J Division Nadine Huggins, Chief Human Resources Officer Joanne Rigon, Executive Director, Executive Liaison Officer, National Compensation Services, Human Resources |
2023/11/07 |
69 |
As an individual Marie-Ève Doucet, Non-destructive Testing Technician Jennifer Smith, Veteran Stéfanie von Hlatky, Full Professor, Queen's University, Canada Research Chair in Gender, Security, and the Armed Forces |
2023/11/09 |
70 |
Quinism Foundation Remington Nevin, Executive Director |
2023/11/09 |
70 |
RCMP Veteran Women's Council Jane Hall, Member |
2023/11/28 |
72 |
Veteran Farm Project Society Jessica Miller, CD, Founder and Director |
2023/11/28 |
72 |
Veterans Transition Network Marion Turmine, Operation manager, Quebec |
2023/11/28 |
72 |
As an individual Vivienne Stewart, RCMP Veteran Women's Council Nina Charlene Usherwood |
2023/11/30 |
73 |
As an individual Stephanie Hayward Caleigh Wong |
2023/12/05 |
74 |
Department of National Defence Shoba Ranganathan, Director, Programs and Services, Sexual Misconduct Support Centre Linda Rizzo Michelin, Chief Operating Officer, Sexual Misconduct Support Centre Col Peter Rowe, Director, Casualty Support Management |
2023/12/07 |
75 |
Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Cyd Courchesne, Chief Medical Officer Pamela Harrison, Senior Director, Engagement and Events Amy Meunier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Commemoration and Public Affairs Branch |
2023/12/07 |
75 |
As an individual Paula MacDonald, Master of Social Work |
2024/02/07 |
81 |
Canadian Veteran Service Dog Unit Dwayne Sawyer, President Kristina Sharp, Member |
2024/02/07 |
81 |