The angry veteran has been replaced by engaged stakeholder

The Trudeau Liberals are committed to shifting the strategy to, now more than ever, stoke fresh dialogue and work with interested stakeholders to better serve our veterans. The days of small, opaque, and angry veteran stakeholder meetings appears to be over.

Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr has repackaged the issues facing veterans into more manageable parts by establishing six ministerial committees to advise him on specific policy concerns, writes Joshua Juneau. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY JOSHUA JUNEAU

December 12, 2016

OTTAWA—In November 2015, the federal Liberals were elected on a platform of change, and a campaign slogan of “real change for veterans." On the veterans file, 2016 has seen dramatic change, with many new stakeholders being consulted, and newfound optimism emerging. Not all the problems have bee...

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