The funding will assist with ground preparation, the purchasing and installing of the monument and foundation, installing a walkway and plaza area, lighting and flagpoles. Continue reading
Most disabled veterans will see a small boost in financial support under the Trudeau government’s new pension system — but not all. Continue reading
The Liberals have run through three veterans-affairs ministers in as many years, while making little headway on improving service delivery and breaking their pension promise. Continue reading
Capt. Kimberly Fawcett, who honorably served her country, has had to fight to get the government to pay for her prosthetic leg. She deserves better, Rob Breakenridge says. Continue reading
The NDP plan could mean as much as $124 million a year more for Canadian veterans and their families. The plan could also reduce wait times for disability benefits and other services. Continue reading
The plan, if passed, would mean about $124 million a year more for veterans and their families, the NDP says. The proposal would also force the government to meet its own service standards. Continue reading
Trudeau’s government has left more than $372 million of funds for Veterans’ Affairs service delivery unspent since 2015, while the Harper government left $1.1 billion unspent between 2006 and 2013. Continue reading
Veteran Affairs Canada cannot say how family members of ex-soldiers receive government-backed benefits. The lack of data has some critics worried. Continue reading
There’s coin in the Veterans Affairs piggy bank, but the government won’t spend it on service dogs for vets suffering from PTSD. ‘Write the cheque,’ says Roy Green. Continue reading
Canadian veterans say they were prepared to die for their country, but they were not prepared for their country to turn its back on them. Continue reading