Plight of veteran caregivers in Canada requires immediate government attention

VAC should follow a 'one veteran-one standard' approach” by adopting a comprehensive program model for all veteran caregivers, thereby resulting in the elimination of artificial cut-off dates that arbitrarily distinguish veterans and their caregivers based on whether the veteran was injured before or after 2006.

Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured at the Liberals policy on April 21, 2018. Since the enactment of the New Veterans Charter in 2006, the National Council of Veteran Associations (NCVA) has taken the strong position that the government has not sufficiently addressed the plight of veteran families, writes Brian Forbes. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Opinion

BY BRIAN FORBES

March 25, 2021

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