Category: Veterans Affairs Canada

MPs Hear Veteran’s Recollection of Call Where He Was Offered Assisted Death When Asking for Health Care

October 24, 2022
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A veteran who was allegedly offered medically assisted death over the phone by a Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) worker has released details of the controversial conversation, according to a witness testifying before a House committee looking into the matter. Mark Meincke, a retired corporal, told the veterans’ affairs committee on Oct. 24 that the anonymous veteran…

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Top Brass Focus on ‘Woke’ Issues as Canada’s Military Declines

March 22, 2022
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Commentary Canadian commentators have been scathing in their assessment of the disparity between Justin Trudeau’s lofty Ukraine-related rhetoric—“unwavering and steadfast support”—and the sad reality of aid Canada can deliver: not enough, and much of it unfit for purpose. In assessing the embarrassment of our present military enfeeblement relative to past engagements, the National Post’s John…

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Veterans Face Increasing Wait Times for Mental Health Support at Government Clinics

January 22, 2021
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OTTAWA—Internal reports prepared by Veterans Affairs Canada show Canadian veterans have been waiting longer and longer in recent years to access psychiatric services and other medical support at government-run clinics. The reports obtained by The Canadian Press through the access-to-information system are separate from the controversy surrounding the backlog of tens of thousands of applications…

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New Veterans Ombudsman Experienced Disability Backlog Firsthand

December 22, 2020
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OTTAWA—Canada’s new veterans ombudsman says she has endured the same long and frustrating wait as tens of thousands of other former military members after applying for support and benefits for her service-related injuries. Retired Canadian Army colonel Nishika Jardine, who took over as ombudsman last month, says she waited more than a year to find…

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