Commendation Year
2023
Commendation Type
Lifetime Contribution
Joseph Gollner is a lifelong Veterans Advocate. In 2002, upon seeing the complex needs of Veterans returning from Afghanistan, he established the Volunteer Patricia Program, a program that became part of an ongoing national Veterans helping Veteran’s program. He has also been part of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association for 20 years. He was the main advocate for the creation of the Office of the Veterans Ombud and instrumental in the drafting of the original Veterans Bill of Rights. He was a member of the Veterans Ombud council for ten years when the Veterans Ombud and Council were successful in having the Cabinet significantly refine and improve the New Veterans Charter.