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Who supports Canadian veterans? Lets see what our parties have to say.

In this article we are going to cover each parties stance when it comes to protecting Canadians freedoms along with privacy and security. What we are looking over here are TRUE facts. Source links are posted to fact check. Even with just a simple google search you can find this.

Lets take a look at what the next set of promises are from our government candidates and their statements about veterans

Justin Trudeau Liberals

there is no statement or campaign promise made to help support Canadian veterans and Justin Trudeau has never thought about them.

Jagmeet Singh – NDP

NDP is calling for speedier times for veterans to receive their benefits. Currwntly they can be waiting up to 6 months as per the Ndp platform.

Lapsed funding is robbing Canada’s veterans

Erin O’Toole – Conservatives

By the looks of it there is no official statement het. Past history shows Erin O’Toole shut down multiple veterans services while serving as veterans affairs official to pay large bonuses to officials.

People’s party of canada

Before 2006, veterans injured or disabled during military service received a tax-free lifetime disability pension under the Pension Act. It was removed in 2006. PPC wants to bring the tax free benefit back for veterans.they also want to simplify the system and make it easier to navigate.

Reinstate the fair disability pension as previously provided for by the Pension Act. The pension will apply retroactively to 2006 and lump sum payments received since then will be treated as advance payments.

Source PPC platform

Logical and straight to the point

VETERANS:
STANDING BEHIND THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SACRIFICED FOR OUR COUNTRY

Green Party of Canada

The greens promise to find a way to get our veterans the support they need and in a timely manner
Statement from the Leader of the Green Party of Canada, Annamie Paul
November 10, 2020

Bloc Quebecois

unable to find a statement on their website if they have plans for Canadian veterans.

The review

Campaign promises to Canadian veterans

Party nameDo they promise to
support veterans?
Important facts
People’s Party of canada Yes
  • full support for veterans
  • veterans with disabilities to get extra support for their family

  • Instigate a line-by-line review of the New Veterans Charter.

  • Faster streamlined system

  • Reinstate the fair disability pension
  • retroactively to 2006 and lump sum payments received since then will be treated as advance payments
    NDP Yes
  • speed up benefits pay out times
  • Green party Yes
  • speed up benefits pay out times
  • Conservatives No No plan or statement
    Liberals No No plan or statement
    Bloc Quebecois No No plan or statement

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