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Retired Col. Pat Stogran, Canada's outgoing Veterans Ombudsman came out last week to say the federal government doesn't care about Canadian veterans. "It is clear to me that the government expected the Veterans Ombudsman to behave as a complaints manager responsible to the department," he said. "Is it any surprise that the Veterans Ombudsman would speak out on behalf of our veterans and their families? Is it any wonder that the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman would be critical of the way the government is treating our veterans? His mandate, which ends this fall, will not be renewed after his three-year contract is up.
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Tories need to start listening to people other than themselves
Retired Col. Pat Stogran, Canada's outgoing Veterans Ombudsman came out last week to say the federal government doesn't care about Canadian veterans. "It is clear to me that the government expected the Veterans Ombudsman to behave as a complaints manager responsible to the department," he said. "Is it any surprise that the Veterans Ombudsman would speak out on behalf of our veterans and their families? Is it any wonder that the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman would be critical of the way the government is treating our veterans? His mandate, which ends this fall, will not be renewed after his three-year contract is up.
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