O’Toole has ‘traditional’ view on advocacy but veterans and how they advocate have changed, says CVA

'All these young people that served in Afghanistan, some of them are in their late 20s or 30s, 40s, they’re married with children, they’re not interested in going to a legion and drinking cheap beer. They want social networking, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, looking at someone’s Facebook page and joining a discussion and saying, "I’m in serious pain here and I’m at home and I’m in between doctors appointments,"' says Canadian Veterans Advocacy director Jerry Kovacs.

PARLIAMENT HILL—An injured veterans advocate who was excluded from a federal veterans advisory group by the former Veterans Affairs minister says newly appointed Minister Erin O’Toole was wrong to impose the same measure against outspoken veterans advocate Michael Blais by cutting hi...

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