‘Putting people first’: new Veterans Minister McKnight readies for fall as advocates push for change

Veterans advocates and groups are urging for a new approach, and for action on long-standing calls for change to improve the lives of former servicemembers.
New Veterans Affairs and Associate Defence Minister Jill McKnight, centre, at Rideau Hall for her cabinet swearing in on May 13 alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Governor General Mary Simon.

After a summer spent meeting and greeting current and former service members, new Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight is turning her sights to Parliament’s return next month, and says advancing the National Veterans Employment Strategy and “acknowledgment of the mode...

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