Eric St-Pierre

Mr. Speaker, today it gives me great pleasure to welcome to the Hill some incredible organizations from Honoré-Mercier, including SARA d'Anjou, 1,2,3 GO! Rivière‑des‑Prairies, the Rivière‑des‑Prairies youth employment centre, the Anjou—Saint‑Justin youth employment centre, Aîné‑es J'écoute en actions, the Pointe‑de‑l'île de Montréal chapter of the AQDR, La Maison des jeunes de [more]

Thank you for that. Sometimes this discussion feels a little bit high-level. Can you provide some concrete examples and maybe speak to a story or two of what you're hearing on the ground in terms of the positive support that veterans are getting from this program?

Maybe I'll proceed in English with Ms. Lockyer, and then in French with Madame Bourgeois, just to switch it up. I want to keep my friends on their toes. Voices: Oh, oh! Eric St-Pierre: First, thank you, Ms. Lockyer, for your service. I think it's probably unanimous here that Canada needs a lot more people like you. Thank you for the service you've provided to Canada in defending our great [more]

My colleague from the Bloc Québécois represents a riding in the Laurentians, which is a more remote region than mine, Montreal. Very briefly, could you speak to how care is delivered in more remote regions?

Thank you, Madam Chair. If I may, I will speak and ask questions in French. I'd like to thank all the witnesses for being with us today. I know that two hours is quite a long time, so I thank them for their patience. Ms. Hicks, the PCVRS was established to modernize and streamline rehabilitation and vocational services for veterans on a national scale. Could you briefly summarize the problem [more]

Concretely, does this change things on the ground? Can you speak to the tangible impact on the ground? I'm also wondering about the timeliness of services. Do you think services are better adapted and delivered more quickly?

Do you think this model improves consistency at the national level? Do you think it meets the needs of individuals, of veterans? I’d like you to talk a little about the national strategy.

Thank you. I really appreciate your sharing those personal stories. Dr. Bourgeois, could you briefly, in about a minute, talk about access to mental health services? Can veterans get help more quickly? Can you, in 45 seconds, comment on these services and their positive impact on the mental health of veterans?

Thank you. Lastly, Ms. Lockyer, earlier you mentioned links to some of the reports and testimony. Could you provide those reports or testimony to this committee, if you have a chance?

It brings me a lot of joy to hear my colleague from Manitoba say that he's an environmentalist on this committee. Thank you for admitting your passion for the environment and for this committee. I may be going back to fishing. I'm looking at my colleague from Newfoundland, who I hope one day will invite us to her beautiful province to actually go fishing, rather than on fishing expeditions in [more]

That's great. Thank you. C-10 Professor Wright, you mentioned that the commissioner would up their game to fulfill treaty obligations near the end of your testimony. Can you elaborate quickly on that, as well as who benefits from Bill?