O’Toole denies cutting ties with veterans’ group, says he will ‘consult wider,’ but continues to avoid answering whether CVA cut off from Veterans Affairs Canada Stakeholder Committee
PARLIAMENT HILL—An aide to Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole said Tuesday Mr. O’Toole intends to consult “wider” than just with a Veterans Affairs department stakeholder committee in his new post, but Mr. O’Toole and his office continued to avoid a direct response to claims from the outspoken Canadian Veterans Advocacy group that he told the […]
PM Harper keeps Fantino in Cabinet because Tories can’t afford to lose seats in GTA, say critics
PARLIAMENT HILL—Julian Fantino lost his job as Veterans Affairs minister on Monday, but Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuffled the retired police officer into his fifth Cabinet post in four years because he owes him a large political debt from the 2011 election and can’t afford to lose his electoral weight in the Toronto region, critics […]
CF rank and file retirement benefits threatened with attention from Leslie furor: Blais
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT.—The artificially created furor over Andrew Leslie’s military retirement benefits has borne the expected results. Political pundits took to social media, radio, newspapers, and television for several days to discuss the seemingly outrageous sum that the former general claimed for housing and move-related expenses as a component of the Canadian Forces retirement benefit. […]
Eliminating myths about New Veterans Charter
Did you know that for those veterans with a service-related condition, the New Veterans Charter may provide thousands of dollars each month just in financial support directly into a veteran’s bank account? Did you know that an injured veteran can receive up to $75,800 for career retraining such as a college diploma or university degree? […]
Veterans ombudsman warns political parties not to play politics with vets
Canadians should treat the needs of veterans as a “debt” that needs to be repaid and political parties should not use veterans’ issues for political purposes, says Canada’s veterans ombudsman. “When we look at the obligation of the government or the citizens of Canada towards its veterans, it’s not a matter of a political […]
Our veterans need hope for the future
Not a day goes by without a media report on the plight of injured veterans and their families. It seems that no matter what the Government of Canada does or proposes to do to ease the situation, the litany of the perceived unmet needs of veterans continues unabated. On top of that, the recent […]
