Veterans affairs

Minister of Veterans Affairs Lawrence MacAulay participates in an interview in his office in Ottawa, on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Veterans Affairs Canada says it is closing its investigation into reports former service members were offered medically assisted deaths.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Veterans Affairs closes assisted-dying investigation, says four cases were ‘isolated’

Veterans’ organizations have called on Ottawa to increase access to mental-health services

 

Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay rises during Question Period, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Veterans affairs minister stands firm on record in face of anger, call to resign

Backlogs, staffing shortages causing strain for veterans struggling with injuries, illness

 

Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay rises during Question Period, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Veterans Affairs poised to lose hundreds of staff hired to deal with claims backlog

Officials warned the minister last May that the department had already lost some of the 560 temporary staff

 

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Ombudsman calls for national consultations, plan for supporting veterans

The current ‘Pension for Life’ scheme was rolled out by the Liberal government last April

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