Hon. Kent Hehr, Minister of Veteran Affairs 
How does Canada care for its Veterans? What is being done to achieve a better outcome, and how can Saskatchewan businesses get involved to help with the transition of our skilled Veterans into the private sector?
 

The Regina Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome The Honourable Minister of Veteran Affairs, Kent Hehr, to discuss these and other issues with our chamber membership in an insightful luncheon on Tuesday May 24, 2016. Committed to consulting with key stakeholders to deliver real results for Veterans, Minister Hehr’s presentation will discuss the recent Federal Budget and its impact on the lives of Veterans across the nation. Potential discussion items for the Minister and attendees include the following:

• Ensuring the financial security and independence of disabled veterans and their families as they make the transition to civilian life.
• Delivering a higher standard of service and care, and ensuring that a “one veteran, one standard” approach is upheld.
• Working with the Minister of National Defence to reduce complexity, overhaul service delivery, and strengthen partnerships between Veterans Affairs and National Defence.

About Minister Kent Hehr, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Associate Minister of National Defense

The Honourable Minister of Veteran Affairs Kent Hehr has taken historic steps to ensure the financial security and independence of Veterans and has committed to reopening Veterans Affairs offices across the country. He is dedicated to consulting with key stakeholders to deliver real results for Veterans.
 

Minister Hehr represented the residents of downtown Calgary in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for more than seven years. On November 4, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him Minister of Veteran Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence.

Born and raised in Calgary, Kent’s life drastically changed when, just shy of his twenty-second birthday, while riding in a friend’s car, he was hit by a drive-by shooter leaving him paralyzed. The life-altering injury did not quash his ambitions—while still re-learning to use his fingers, Kent studied at the University of Calgary, earning his Bachelor of Canadian Studies, followed by his Bachelor of Law in 2001.