We need a new continuum of care for Canada’s veterans

Instead of programs crammed together and layered one atop the other, I recommended a single, simple 'Continuum of Care' program that adapts to the changing needs of veterans and their families, as they require more support.

Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan, pictured recently in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY VETERANS OMBUDSMAN GUY PARENT

November 6, 2017

OTTAWA—There’s a demographic shift underway within the veteran population which Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) serves and it's opening up a unique window of opportunity for injured and aging veterans and their families. For the first time in recent generations, the Continuum of Care pathway, from...

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