War vets underpaid, study finds New compensation system deemed to be short-changing most troops
By MURRAY BREWSTER The Canadian Press Mon, Aug 30 - 4:53 AM VVi 30 Aug 2010 dbOTTAWA — Ordinary soldiers wounded in the line of duty, veterans with families and the most severely disabled of troops are the biggest losers under Ottawa’s new system of co.......
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30-08-2010
It's time we stood up for Canada's veterans
It's time we stood up for Canada's veterans
Ottawa won't change its attitude until citizens rise up in anger By PAT STOGRAN, Special to Times Colonist August 28, 2010
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Since the news conference that I held last week to expose the truth on veterans' issues, the grassroots outpouring of support from veterans and Canadians to fix .......
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18-09-2010
Wounded soldiers to get better benefits
Wounded soldiers to get better benefits
Bruce Campion-Smith and Allan Woods Ottawa Bureau
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OTTAWA—The federal government will boost the help it provides the most seriously wounded and junior rank soldiers injured in Afghanistan, the Star has learned.
The move comes after the Conservatives, who boast about their support fo.......
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18-09-2010
Harper vows action for vets with ALS
Harper vows action for vets with ALS
By Shirley Engel, Global News September 17, 2010
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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is pledging to provide help to Canadian war veterans fighting a deadly disease after Global News reported this week on the plight of former soldiers afflicted with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis .......
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27-09-2010
Government seizes cash from vet's estate
Government seizes cash from vet's estate
Retired soldier W.T. Quick -- who suffered hearing loss from exposure to rifle fire and grenade explosions-- died at 93, just weeks before his long-awaited $55,000 disability cheque arrived. Then Veterans Affairs seized the money from his estate. David Pugliese reports.
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23-09-2010
Privacy breach at Veterans Affairs ‘struck terror in our hearts
Privacy breach at Veterans Affairs ‘struck terror in our hearts
Bill Curry Ottawa— From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2010 9:15PM EDT Last updated Thursday, Sep. 23, 2010 10:01AM EDT
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Sean Bruyea was a rare voice of dissent when he spoke out against a new Veterans Charter at a 2005 Senate hear.......
By: Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press Posted: 23/09/2010 5:12 PM | Comments: 2 | Last Modified: 23/09/2010 9:20 PM VVi 24 Sep 2010 db
OTTAWA - Canada's privacy commissioner is toothless when dealing with the kind of character assassination levelled at an outspoke.......
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11-10-2010
Veteran says privacy breaches left him suicidal
Veteran says privacy breaches left him suicidal
CTV.ca News StaffDate: Sun. Oct. 10 2010 1:03 PM ET VVi 11 Oct 2010 db See video interview...
A war veteran whose personal medical files were inappropriately accessed by bureaucrats at the Department of Veterans Affairs said the experience left him feeling so terrified and helpless his wife had.......
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06-11-2010
Legion brass out of step on Nov. 11, bill's backer says
Legion brass out of step on Nov. 11, bill's backer says
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Some supporters who want Remembrance Day to be a statutory holiday in Ontario suggested on Friday that leaders of the Royal Canadian Legion who oppose the change are out of step with the rank and file.
"Nov. 11 should be a national holiday," said Ernie Hughes, president .......
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Veterans rally for better benefitsLast
Veterans rally for better benefitsLast
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Thousands of Canadian military veterans, unhappy with the disability compensation and pension benefits they're offered, rallied on Parliament Hill and outside constituency offices across the country Satur.......
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