[At the link below] is a summary of an on-going case between a Korean war vet and VAC. Dave gave permission to publish this information. It is a good example of the many cases still pending after many decades because VAC refuses to treat vets fairly. .......
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DAVID LJUNGGREN AND MATT SCUFFHAMReuters Published Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 5:26PM ESTLast updated Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 6:01PM EST VVi 15 Feb 2016 db The federal government is talking to the country’s largest pension funds about investing in billions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects to help stimulate the economy, the Infrastructure.......
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DND Ombudsman Special Reports Assessing the State of Mental Health Services at CFB Petawawa A Case Study from the Ombudsman for National Defence and the Canadian Forces The following document is available for downloading or viewing: Special Report, December 2008 (PDF Version, 1,489.38 KB).......
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02-12-2015
Court ruling provides clearer guidance for veterans' mental health cases
Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press Published Monday, July 20, 2015 4:59PM EDT VVi 02nDec 2015 db
Last Updated Tuesday, July 21, 2015 4:11PM EDTOTTAWA -- The Federal Court of Appeal has handed down a judgment that will force Veterans Affairs and its independent appeal.......
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Honouring the Dead Without Hypocrisy Is there no limit? Is there nothing politicians will not do to capitalize on the misery of others and to obscure their own role in that misery? Canadians have just endured the deaths of four soldiers in Afghanistan, four young men killed by an improvised explosive device that destroyed their vehicle. That is bad en.......
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'Treated like lab rats': malaria drug's dark side-effects haunt Canadian vets
MP leading call for inquiry into adverse reactions suffered by soldiers administered mefloquine
By Steve Fischer, CBC News Posted: Nov 29, 2016 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 29, 2016 1:06 PM ET
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Greg Janes served with the Canadian Airborne Regime.......
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17-11-2015
PUBLIC SERVICE HEALTH CARE AND DENTAL PLANS (TAXABLE)
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(Info provided by Dave Paris of the Edmonton Airborne Social Club www.airbornesocialclub.ca )
For those who may not already know this, you may wish to make calls to get yourself registered for your tax purposes. I personally made calls today and was told my letter would .......
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Veterans Ombudsman Guy Parent's Address to the Senate Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs / Allocution prononcée par L’ombudsman des vétérans Guy Parent devant le Sous-comité sénatorial des anciens combattants
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(français ci-dessous)
The Requirement for a Defined, Professional and Effective Transition Process
Address by Guy .......
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Establishment of the VAC Ombudsman Office
Source: (VAC http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca )
On April 3, 2007, VAC announced the establishment of the Veterans Ombudsman. This position is suppose to be an impartial, arms-length and independent officer with the responsibility to assist Veterans to pursue their concerns and advance their issues. The Veterans .......
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Ottawa Citizen Dave Brown October 9, 2005 Canada's gold diggers, those gorgeous younger women who would take advantage of aged military veterans, should unite in a class action defamation suit aimed at the Canadian government. The challenging question in the suit would be: How stupid do you think we are?
Reg Warkentin of Kingston is one of those v.......
