Bill C-453

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	SUMMARY
	The purpose of this enactment is to enable the Minister of Veterans Affairs to issue a ceremonial certificate of service to any veteran or person who, in the opinion of the Minister, helped Canada in a significant way in a war or armed conflict in which Canada took part.
	For the purposes of this enactment, ``veteran'' is defined as
	(a) a veteran within the meaning of section 2 of the War Veterans Allowance Act;
	(b) any person to whom the Pension Act applies under section 4 of the Special Duty Area Pension Order made under Appropriation Act No. 10, 1964 (R.R.C., c. 350);
	(c) a merchant navy veteran within the meaning of the Merchant Navy Veteran and Civilian War-related Benefits Act; or
	(d) a Civilian Member of Overseas Air Crew within the meaning of the Merchant Navy Veteran and Civilian War-related Benefits Act.