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Post by Forcell Thu 22 Feb 2018, 1:19 pm

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Press Release/ OP-ED by Brian Forbes

Posted on February 21, 2018


Veterans Affairs Minister is entitled to his own opinion but not to his own facts/Government plan for lifelong pensions under New Veterans Charter fails to live up to Prime Minister’s commitment to Canada’s veterans.

Minister Seamus O’Regan is entitled to his own opinion but he is not entitled to his own facts. The Minister has suggested in his recent letter to the Hill Times and in public statements that no real financial disparity will exist between compensation paid to seriously disabled veterans under the Pension Act and the New Veterans Charter once his proposals, announced on December 20, 2017, take effect in April 2019. He has concluded in his analysis that only a $50.00 a month discrepancy will arise when comparing benefits under each statutory program.

With all due respect, the Minister is badly misinformed in this regard. A realistic comparison on an “apples to apples” basis reveals that a “significant disparity” will indeed continue to exist. It is essential in this context to recognize that the actual maximum amounts of compensation under each statutory regime will be as follows...

Click here to read more: https://www.afpaac.ca/PDFs/News/2018/Press%20release-response%20to%20O'Regan.pdf

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Post by JAFO Thu 22 Feb 2018, 2:02 pm

Very good read. It really sums up what is wrong and how to fix the Liberal botch job.

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Post by Dragonforce Thu 22 Feb 2018, 3:00 pm

Wow!

These numbers are impressive - Single veteran
Disability Pension (maximum per month) $2,792.00
Exceptional Incapacity Allowance (maximum per month) $1,478.00
Attendance Allowance (maximum per month) $1,848.00
Total (maximum per month) $6,118.00

I want that!


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Post by Trooper Thu 22 Feb 2018, 6:32 pm

In my opinion the Veterans file will remain in chaos as long as the government refuses to re - implement the pension portion of the pension act, as legislated.

Yes it's nice to see recommendations for improvement but in my view the gap will always be there. Furthermore Seamus O'Regan is not going to follow any advice or recommendations from those outside of he's circle. Seamus and Walt are making a fool out of themselves by trying to sell this PFL.

The only thing we can do at this point is to start the process of rallying to oust the Liberals from office.

Good luck trying to convince the Minister that the PFL is not acceptable, is not what was expected, nor what was promised.
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