New veterans not entitled to Canada’s federal government’s healthcare facilities

'This policy is a repudiation of the duty that Canada owes to its veterans in consideration of their duty to the nation,' says retired colonel Michel Drapeau

Retired Canadian Navy lieutenant Louise Richard, a veteran who served as a field nurse in the first Gulf War, will soon be in a position where she will need help to care for herself.

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