Cathay Wagantall
- Born
- March 7, 1956 — Regina, Saskatchewan
- Family
- Married to H. Martin Wagantall since 1976, three grown children, nine grandchildren
- Education
- Completed three of four years of her Bachelor of Science in Physical Education with top honours at the University of Saskatchewan
- Career
- Partnership in a lumberyard and contracting business in Springside; Athletic director for North American Baptist College (later Taylor College and Seminary); Teacher's assistant with special needs children; Worked at Taylor University College and Seminary in development, accounting and student loans; Owned and operated Positive Signs, a sign and print company
- Political Experience
- Served on the Conservative Party of Canada Board of Directors for Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont; Campaign manager for Mike Lake in 2006 and 2008; Served official agent for Tim Uppal in 2011; Elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral riding of Yorkton—Melville during the 2015 Canadian federal election; Re-elected in 2019, 2021 and 2025
- Notable
- Introduced Bill C-225 (Protection of Pregnant Women and Their Preborn Children Act) and Bill C-233 (An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sex-selective abortion)); Claimed a medical exemption from the House of Commons vaccine mandate; Shared an unfounded claim about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's photographer during the 'Freedom Convoy' protests; Announced she would not be a candidate in the 46th Canadian federal election.
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Cathay Wagantall won with 28,702 votes (77.5%)
Total votes cast: 37,013
Mr. Speaker, I rise to mark a very important occasion in the history of Canada and Parliament. Sixty years ago, a prairie girl was inspired by her grade 6 teacher's lessons celebrating Canada's 100th birthday, so inspired that a seed was planted in her heart. What she was not taught, and what, I dare say, was not even known at the time, was that a special event was being planned on the Hill by [more]
Thank you. We talk about “rehab specialists”. What I hear from veterans who have received care previously is that they see the people who have been serving them as specialists. I'm sensing that there are the experts and then there are the providers. I struggle a little bit with what that means. Really, it's the providers who have that relationship ability and all those things already in place. [more]
Is that to the veteran?
It's been two years now since that drop. How many veterans are currently enrolled in the rehabilitation program?
Why does the veteran not see that assessment? From what I understand, when push came to shove, this particular veteran was able to sign off through VAC but found out afterwards that it had already been shared extensively. How—
Do you have an idea of how many are in each of those phases?
What happened to the 1,823 who were no longer part of the program at that time? Did they opt out? Did they not get their income replacement benefit?
Thank you so much, Chair. Thank you for persevering with us today. It was commented that we're in the early days of this program. I think that for some of you, it's been a shorter amount of time. This contract is set to expire or be reconsidered in December 2026. In 2021, in the years preceding its start with PCVRS, there were 14,377 participants in the VAC rehabilitation program. As of March [more]
Excuse me. I'm asking about the individuals who are already involved in rehabilitation.
Perhaps you could just briefly clarify it for me.
Thank you so much. It says, “for providers to join or to remain in PCVRS”. How many providers who were already serving veterans have remained in this program?