Canadian veterans trapped in untenable situation

Former and current service personnel expect that they will be cared for by the government and people they serve.
Statements regarding life-long pensions for injured veterans by Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan, and proclamations of support don’t hold water without legislation, writes retired Lt.-Gen. Louis Cuppens.
The Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association, an all-veteran organization, is gravely concerned about the current untenable legal situation in which Canadian veterans are trapped. Recently a B.C. Court of Appeal decision overturned an earlier ruling of the B.C. Supreme Court concerning a class-ac...

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