Numbers on homelessness among Canadian vets just ‘tip of iceberg,’ say vets’ advocates: it’s time for action

Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr says the Liberal government will work ‘very hard’ to address the issue of homelessness among Canadian veterans. But veterans say it’s time for action.

'We ran on a National Housing Strategy. We are making social housing investments over the course of the next 10 years, and how Veterans Affairs ties and taps into those opportunities for our veterans is what we will do,' says Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

January 18, 2016

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