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New Standing COmmittee on National Defence Minutes available at: http://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Parlvu/TimeBandit/PowerBrowserLive_SilverLight.aspx?ContentEntityId=9996&EssenceFormatID=693&date=20130228&lang=en&taid=6

Here's the press release: http://o.canada.com/2013/01/30/defence-minister-peter-mackay-defends-efforts-to-compensate-military-families-for-financial-losses/

Reference: podcast of the Standing Committee of National Defence  http://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Parlvu/TimeBandit/PowerBrowser_SilverLight.aspx?ContentEntityId=9952&EssenceFormatID=699&date=20130130&lang=en&taid=6 If you have a grievance in the works at the CDS level, you need to listen to the...

New news article on the systemic denial of 100% HEA can be cound at http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Military+ombudsman+says+must+rethink+relocation+policies+thousands/7890233/story.html A list of supporting docs can be found at http://healoss.wordpress.com/

HELP HELP HELP Our group is seeking anyone who had their community identified as a "Depressed Market" between 1990 and 2012.  If you qualified for the Guaranteed Home Sale Plan (GHSP), HEAP then we could really use your help.  Please contact me at your earliest convenience i_win(at)live.ca...

I was just thinking how ironic it is that Delisle can get in front of a  judge in a matter of days, while those denied tens of thousands of dollars in entitlements have had to wait over three years!

New website for HEA has been created at http://healoss.wordpress.com/. Post a comment, access completed ATI requests and view decisions.  Get the whole picture before you get posted!

HEA Policies over the ages: Pre 1999: Guaranteed Home Sale Plan (GHSP), operated for three years as a government-wide project to try to minimize the losses incurred by homeowners due to market fluctuations upon relocation. Although the GHSP ceased in 1999. 2000...

A. http://www.cfgb-cgfc.gc.ca/documents/Perspectives_May11-e.pdf B. http://www.cfgb-cgfc.gc.ca/English/2011-025.html C. DCBA 5080-1-57156(SSO CBGS) 15 Sep 2010 D. CFGBA Canadian Forces File No: 5080-1-10-B-57156, 29 Apr 2011 E. Letter to DCCL, 5 Nov 2012 F. Letter TBS-DCBA (17 Jul 2012) G...

New article this am: http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Military+ombudsman+appeals+defence+chief+over+home+equity/7791280/story.html "OTTAWA - Canada's military ombudsman is appealing to the new defence chief to intervene on behalf of Armed Forces families who've been forced to swallow large...

Good morning all: In order to move forward on resolving the systemic denial of 100% Home Equity Assistance, the Canadian Forces Grievance Board is looking for decision letters from Treasury Board Secretariat.  If you are willing to provide me with these, I will forward them to the OPI at CFGB. ...

For general information, related access to information requests can be found at: https://drive.google.com/?tab=Xo&authuser=0#folders/0Bxa9wYMnuy2kQXdPcnBhQUVWQ0k

Soldiers face financial hardship in housing disagreement with Ottawa http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/soldiers-face-financial-hardship-in-housing-disagreement-with-ottawa/ by Murray Brewster on Thursday, January 3, 2013 4:52pm - 0 Comments OTTAWA – At least 146 military families have...

Another HEA redress just posted in time for the holidays at http://www.cfgb-cgfc.gc.ca/English/2012-103.html. Case Summary F&R Date: 2012-10-12 The grievor, a Regular Force officer, was posted to Edmonton in 2007 where he purchased a house. Upon being posted away from Edmonton two years...

Good morning all: Knowing that those affected are already in a financial hole, there's going to be a financial need to get resolution to this issue (unless Santa brings a pro-bono legal team down the chimney). Looks like this ongoing issue will have to go to court after all.  I've talked with...

Went to the Ombudsman's meeting last night at the MFRC (Halifax).  Stated my situation in the hopes that it will get into the Ombudsman's annual report.  Knowing the process, any changes as a result of the Ombudsman's report will likely affect those going into an HEA situation, and not...

Ref A: Transcripts of the House of Commons (Hansard), 5 Dec 2012 at  http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=41&Ses=1&DocId=5924732#Int-7839896 B. Bill C-41 at http://www.parl.gc.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?Language=E&billId=4620437&Mode=1 C. Bill C-15...

This item is currently being discussed in the house of commons at http://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Parlvu/timebandit/powerbrowserlive.aspx?ContentEntityId=9829&EssenceFormatID=425 Listen in!

Note that Halifax is confirmed as 11-12 December.  You may want to verify the dates for the other cities.

Share Your Experiences of Being a CF Family HALIFAX MFRC Piers Military Community Centre, Windsor Park Building #106 The CF Ombudsman’s staff are interested in meeting with CF families to examine the challenges that are unique to military families. The MFRC is seeking a cross-section of CF...