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((Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[Colonel]]
| name      = Pat Stogran
| honorific-suffix = 
| image     =
| alt       = 
|office = [[Veterans Affairs Canada|Veterans' Ombudsman]]
|term_start = 2007
|term_end = 2010
|predecessor = Office established
|successor =[[Guy Parent]]
| party = [[New Democratic Party]]
| children        = 2
| occupation      = Soldier, public servant
 | nationality     = Canadian
 | caption   = 
 | allegiance =((flag|Canada))
 | unit = [[Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]]<br />[[Canadian Airborne Regiment]]
 | battles = [[Bosnian War]]<br />[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]
 | branch = ((army|Canada|name=Canadian Army))
 | alma_mater = [[Royal Roads Military College]]<br />[[Royal Military College of Canada|Royal Military College]]<br />[[United States Army War College]]
 | serviceyears    = 1976–2007
 | rank = [[Colonel]]
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'''Pat Stogran''' is a retired [[Colonel]] of the [[Canadian Forces]] [[Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]] (PPCLI) and was Canada's first Veteran's [[Ombudsman]]. In 2010, Stogran criticized the Conservative government's choice to enforce the New Veterans Charter, which was signed into law by the previous Liberal government in 2005 after approval by all parties. Among other changes, it took away veterans' disability pensions in favour of a one-time lump sum payment (which could be paid monthly).<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.ombudsman-veterans.gc.ca/eng/blog/post/249 |title=Myth Busting The New Veterans Charter Lump Sum Payment - Veterans Ombudsman |website=www.ombudsman-veterans.gc.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921073819/http://www.ombudsman-veterans.gc.ca/eng/blog/post/249 |archive-date=2014-09-21)) </ref>

These were deemed inadequate when compared to compensation received by civilians who were similarly injured in industrial accidents.<ref>((cite news | author = Voices | title = Pat Stogran | url = http://voices-voix.ca/en/facts/profile/pat-stogran | access-date = 2012-12-15 | archive-date = 2012-11-10 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121110004950/http://voices-voix.ca/en/facts/profile/pat-stogran | url-status = dead ))</ref> In 2017 he was briefly a candidate for the federal leadership of the [[New Democratic Party]].

==Early life==
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Stogran grew up in Northern Quebec with a great love of the outdoors<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.therebelgorilla.com/about-us/|title=Colonel Pat Stogran, MSC, CD, PEng|access-date=2015-07-28|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202439/http://www.therebelgorilla.com/about-us/|url-status=dead))</ref>((peacock term|date=May 2017)) and extreme, over-the-top competition. The second oldest of four brothers – his father was a mining executive who eventually moved the family to British Columbia – Stogran thought regular snowball fights were boring, so he organized games of skins versus shirts. Fishing trips became endurance tests and overnight camping were a survival game. He acquired a martial arts third-degree black belt.

In 1976, after high school, Stogran went to [[Royal Roads Military College]] in Victoria, British Columbia, as a way to get an electrical engineering degree in exchange for military service after graduation. He also holds a Master of Strategic Studies from the [[United States Army War College]].

==Military career==
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Stogran graduated from the [[Royal Military College of Canada]] in 1980 and was commissioned in [[Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]]. His initial employment was with that regiment's Third Battalion in [[CFB Esquimalt]] in British Columbia. In the latter half of the 1980s, he was employed as the [[regimental adjutant]] of the [[Canadian Airborne Regiment]] in [[CFB Petawawa]] in Ontario. In 1993, Stogran served in the [[Bosnian War]] as a Military Observer. He was subsequently awarded a [[Mentioned in dispatches#Canada|Mentioned-in-Dispatches]] for courage under fire. In 1994, he had a public disagreement with United Nations commander [[Michael Rose (British Army officer)|Sir Michael Rose]] over the military strategy in Bosnia.

In 2001, Stogran was commanding officer of the first Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.ottawamagazine.com/profiles/2014/04/11/profile-pat-stogran/|title = The Battle Cry of Pat Stogran — First to lead troops into Afghanistan, he's now fighting for veterans care|date = 11 April 2014))</ref> Stogran and his soldiers deployed on three battalion-level combat missions in Afghanistan — including one looking for [[Osama bin Laden]] or his remains. He was commander when four Canadian soldiers were killed from an American fighter pilot's friendly fire. In 2002, after returning from Afghanistan, Stogran was promoted to Colonel and commanded a joint operations group based out of Kingston, Ontario.

==Veterans' Ombudsman==

In 2007, after taking office, the Conservative government passed the New Veterans Charter and the Veterans Bill of Rights in accordance with its campaign promises.<ref>((Cite web|title=After 'scheming' for five years, former veterans' ombudsman Pat Stogran launches NDP leadership bid|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/after-scheming-for-five-years-former-veterans-ombudsman-pat-stogran-launches-ndp-leadership-bid|access-date=2021-06-15|website=nationalpost|language=en-CA))</ref> Among other changes, the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman was created. The ombudsman was to report directly to the [[Minister of Veterans Affairs (Canada)|Minister of Veterans Affairs]] and would independently ensure the department's compliance with the Veterans Bill of Rights.<ref>((cite news | author = Veterans Affairs Canada | title = Our Organization: Ombudsman | url = http://www.ombudsman-veterans.gc.ca/ombudsman/index-eng.cfm | access-date = 2012-12-15 | archive-date = 2012-06-26 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120626010032/http://ombudsman-veterans.gc.ca/ombudsman/index-eng.cfm | url-status = dead ))</ref> On October 15, 2007, Stogran was appointed as Canada's first Veterans Ombudsman.<ref>((cite news | author = Veterans Affairs Canada | title = Canada's First Veterans Ombudsman Appointed | url = http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/department/mincorner/photos/040 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130115130942/http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/department/mincorner/photos/040 | archivedate = 2013-01-15 ))</ref>

In 2010, a spokesman for [[Veterans Affairs Canada]] confirmed Stogran's appointment would not be renewed. The department would not comment on its reason for not renewing his appointment, although several commentators suggested it was due to his outspokenness and criticism of the Conservative government.<ref>((cite news | author = The Globe and Mail | title = Veterans Ombudsman will not be reappointed by the Tories | url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/veterans-ombudsman-will-not-be-re-appointed-by-tories/article4324608/ ))</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/lyX_Yo2740k Ghostarchive]((cbignore)) and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150916174357/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyX_Yo2740k Wayback Machine]((cbignore)): ((cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyX_Yo2740k| title = RMR: Rick's Rant - Pat Stogran | website=[[YouTube]]))((cbignore))</ref> In November 2010, Stogran was replaced by retired Chief Warrant Officer Guy Parent, who was given a five-year term.

==Later life==
After leaving the ombudsmanship, Stogran spoke frequently about veteran's rights, including his own struggles with [[posttraumatic stress disorder]] (PTSD). He set up a website, The Rebel Gorilla,<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.therebelgorilla.com/about-us/|title=Colonel Pat Stogran, MSC, CD, PEng|access-date=2015-07-28|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202439/http://www.therebelgorilla.com/about-us/|url-status=dead))</ref> to help showcase veterans' issues. He has found music to be therapeutic; he plays folk guitar. He holds concerts and uses that opportunity to raise awareness of the precarious state of Canada's veterans and PTSD. He started an organization, Singing for Change, to raise money for Wounded Warriors Canada.

On April 20, 2017, Stogran announced his candidacy for the [[2017 New Democratic Party leadership election|federal leadership]] of the [[New Democratic Party]].<ref name=stro>((cite news|author=Canada |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/former-veterans-watchdog-launches-bid-for-ndp-leadership/article34758269/ |title=Former veterans watchdog launches bid for NDP leadership |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=2017-04-20 |accessdate=April 25, 2017))</ref> He withdrew his candidacy on June 3, 2017, after complaining that there were too many obstacles preventing candidates from growing the party from the grassroots.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/stogran-pulls-out-of-ndp-leadership-race-blaming-party-insiders-1.20386953 |title=Stogran pulls out of NDP leadership race, blaming party insiders |date=June 3, 2017 |work=The Times Colonist |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603185418/http://www.timescolonist.com/stogran-pulls-out-of-ndp-leadership-race-blaming-party-insiders-1.20386953 |archivedate=June 3, 2017 ))</ref>

==Personal==
He has a wife and two grown children.

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[[Category:Canadian military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)]]
[[Category:Ombudsmen in Canada]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:New Democratic Party of Canada politicians]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Royal Military College of Canada alumni]]
[[Category:Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry officers]]

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