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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