Help is on the way for veteran caregivers

Our job is clearly to compel VAC to rectify this longstanding void in current veterans’ legislation and adopt a 'one veteran-one-standard' approach with respect to veteran caregivers across Canada.

Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay, pictured at a press conference in Ottawa. Insofar as next steps, we will want to ensure that VAC enacts the requisite statutory, regulatory and policy amendments to capture the essence of the standing committee recommendations, writes Brian Forbes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BRIAN N. FORBES

July 5, 2021

The House Veterans Affairs Committee recently released its report on veteran caregivers entitled, “Caregivers: Taking Care of Those who Care for Veterans” and forwarded it to the House for Parliament’s consideration. It is noteworthy that the committee report provides a comprehensive review o...

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