Are politicians deceiving taxpayers about the generous approach to veteran benefits?

Canada would not be in this quagmire if politicians had followed the rule of law and not created the NVC in 2005 and modernized the World War II Veterans Charter War Veterans Act to support Canadian Forces members and their families.

Canada expects veterans and their families to be properly cared for. In this election, it is time for politicians to stop making deceiving promises and to develop strong veterans’ legislation that will truly support our men and women who volunteered to the serve and protect the defence of our fine country, writes Tom Hoppe. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces/Combat Camera

Opinion

BY Tom Hoppe

October 7, 2019

With great fanfare, the Trudeau government announced a new version of veteran benefits stylishly labelled “Pension for Life." Presumably this was a "promise kept" as Justin Trudeau’s 2015 election campaign zeroed in on veterans' anger over the penny-pinching, no-pension “New Veteran Charter,�...

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