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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

  • Amy Meunier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Commemoration and Public Affairs Branch
  • Pierre Tessier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance Branch

2024/06/17

101

Rwanda Veterans Association of Canada

  • Kevin (Sammy) Sampson, President

2024/09/19

103

As an individual

  • Nina Charlene Usherwood, Sergeant (Retired)

2024/09/23

104

Persian Gulf Veterans of Canada

  • Harold Davis, President
  • Mike McGlennon, Vice-President

2024/10/03

106

Department of National Defence

  • BGen Luc Girouard, Director General Support, Chief of Joint Logistics
  • Dr. Sean Graham, Historian, Directorate of History and Heritage
  • MGen Erick Simoneau, Deputy Commander, Military Personnel Command

2024/10/07

107

Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Mitch Freeman, Director General, Policy and Research
  • Amy Meunier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Commemoration and Public Affairs Branch
  • Pierre Tessier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance Branch

2024/10/07

107

As an individual

  • Christopher Banks, Sergeant (Retired)
  • Sean Bruyea, Retired Captain, Air Force Intelligence Officer
  • Col (Ret’d) Mark Gasparotto, Afghanistan Veteran Combat Sub-unit Commander
  • LCol (Ret’d) Dean Tremblay, Afghanistan Veteran Combat Sub-unit Commander

2024/10/10

108

Canadian Afghanistan War Veterans Association

  • Michael Blois, Lawyer, Veteran
  • Hon. RAdm (Ret’d) Rebecca Patterson, Senator, Ontario

2024/10/10

108

As an individual

  • VAdm (Ret’d) Duncan Miller, Commander Canadian Naval Forces, Allied Combat Logistics Commander
  • John Senior, Master Corporal (Retired)
  • RAdm (Ret’d) Ken Summers, Commander Canadian Forces Middle East

2024/10/21

109

As an individual

  • Sean Bruyea, Retired Captain, Air Force Intelligence Officer
  • Louise Richard, Lieutenant Naval (Retired)

2024/10/24

110

Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Mitch Freeman, Director General, Policy and Research
  • Paul Ledwell, Deputy Minister
  • Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor, P.C., M.P., Minister of Veterans Affairs

2024/10/28

111

Department of National Defence

  • Hon. Bill Blair, P.C., M.P., Minister of National Defence
  • Gen Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Armed Forces
  • MGen Erick Simoneau, Deputy Commander, Military Personnel Command

2024/10/31

112