DND and CAF ‘exempt’ from further spending cuts, says Blair after department was asked to find $900-million a year in savings
Feds looking to find $15.8-billion in savings through ‘Refocus Government Spending’ initiative as pressure mounts for Canada to boost defence spending.
House filibuster is putting money for military, dental care, and keeping the government lights on at risk
Treasury Board President Anita Anand says departments are ‘okay for the next three to four weeks’ if a vote on supplementary estimates is delayed by the House standoff.
The new look of remembrance
The modern veteran has very few fellow Canadians who fully understand the horrors they have seen.
Veterans Policy Briefing
Veterans, mental health, and the service dog connection
Operation Service Dog has provided over $2-million to help train and pair over 61 veterans with service dogs, with 27 more on the way.
Ensuring equity: veterans who are women deserve more than to be ‘no longer invisible’
Women are veterans with their own unique experiences, needs, and voices. Instead of gender-blindness, we need to update military/RCMP and veteran policies to remove existing legacy biases.
Let’s have a safe parliamentary space
It’s time the City of Ottawa and the feds worked together to establish a Parliamentary Precinct of which Canadians across the country can proud.
Our veterans’ struggle
Veterans have made the ultimate sacrifice, fighting for our liberty both here and abroad. Yet, they must fight again to receive support from our country.
The simple poppy: a reminder of the universality of sacrifice
Service is service, the blood of all heroes never dies, and our remembrance of all veterans should be equally enduring regardless of the nature of their wounds.
Canada’s must-do list, not a wish-list for veterans
Canadians cannot renege on the contract was understood when we joined the armed forces, that the government would care for and compensate us for our losses in a manner that allows us to live in dignity, fairness, and prosperity.
