Military service rests on a bedrock of trust

When VAC provides decision letters that deny a benefit without acknowledging the veteran’s arguments, evidence, or specific circumstances, the department risks destroying the sacred trust that has been afforded them by Canada’s veterans.

Canadian soldiers, pictured in 2014, returning home to Ottawa from the war in Afghanistan. They were greeted by then Governor General David Johnston, then-prime minister Stephen Harper, Laureen Harper, then-defence minister Rob Nicholson, and then-chief of defence staff Tom Lawson.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY NISHIKA JARDINE

December 15, 2025

Military service rests on a bedrock of trust. I imagine it’s the same for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. You trust your buddy to do their job so that together, as a team, you can accomplish the mission. It’s all about trust.

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