Broken promises: veterans left waiting for adequate lifelong pensions

Veterans Affairs must adopt a 'one veteran-one standard' approach to improve legislation to address the financial and wellness requirements of the veterans’ community, particularly concerning pensions for life.

It's unacceptable that we continue to have veterans' legislation in Canada that provides a much higher level of compensation to a veteran injured before 2006 compared to a veteran injured after that date, writes Brian Forbes. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY BRIAN FORBES

November 11, 2024

Nearly a decade after the federal government pledged to restore lifelong pensions for injured veterans, many veterans and their families are still waiting for the financial security they deserve.

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