Advocates, union reps have high hopes for new veterans minister amid calls for ‘fundamental sea-change’ within department

‘It’s time somebody listens,’ says Union of Veterans Affairs Employees president Virginia Vaillancourt of Petitpas Taylor's appointment.

On July 26, New Brunswick's Ginette Petitpas Taylor became the sixth person to fill the role of Minister of Veterans Affairs since the Trudeau Liberals first formed government in 2015. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

August 2, 2023

Despite Ginette Petitpas Taylor's lack of firsthand military experience, veterans associations and union representatives say they're hopeful the new veterans affairs minister will bring a fresh and compassionate outsider perspective to address low morale and the longstanding...

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