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I draw a line in sand on vets' disability awards
The Ottawa Citizen November 17, 2010 4:08 AM
It has been said that every day is Remembrance Day for families and friends who have lost a loved one in service to our great country.
In my 10 months as Minister of Veterans Affairs, I have come to understand this more profoundly than ever. As our nation's attention is focused on our veterans this month, it is appropriate that we should take the time to discuss the issues that are so important to them and their families.
I would like to re-assure all Canadians that our government has been listening to our veterans. We recognize that they have legitimate concerns, and we have acted to address them.
I feel obliged, however, to draw one line in the sand. There are those who insist that Canada should abandon the disability award, or lump-sum payment as it is known, and the ongoing financial supports that come with it. They want us to turn back the clock and fully restore the previous system of disability pensions. I believe this would be a serious error. And, quite frankly, I believe those advocating such changes probably don't know all the details of the New Veterans Charter, which was passed unanimously by Parliament in 2005.
While disability pensions had worked well following the two world wars, they had run their course. We had to correct a pension system that encouraged increasingly younger veterans to focus on proving their health was deteriorating while receiving very limited benefit from doing so. After all, the average disability pension from Veterans Affairs Canada was about $600 per month, and it came with few services and only partial medical care.
The New Veterans Charter, on the other hand, is about far more than the disability award. It also provides other ongoing financial supports. One example is the monthly earnings loss benefit. It provides eligible veterans with up to 75 per cent of their pre-release salary. With more than $2 billion in recent changes our government has announced, we are convinced that the New Veterans Charter can keep pace with the varied needs of the men and women it serves.
Jean-Pierre Blackburn,
Minister of Veterans Affairs
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Oh that's right, at no time did you say the changes in the "New Chapter" involved changing the lump sum.....
You are one sly man Mr.Grinch Blackburn....I meant Blackburn.
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I draw a line in sand on vets' disability awards
The Ottawa Citizen November 17, 2010 4:08 AM
It has been said that every day is Remembrance Day for families and friends who have lost a loved one in service to our great country.
In my 10 months as Minister of Veterans Affairs, I have come to understand this more profoundly than ever. As our nation's attention is focused on our veterans this month, it is appropriate that we should take the time to discuss the issues that are so important to them and their families.
I would like to re-assure all Canadians that our government has been listening to our veterans. We recognize that they have legitimate concerns, and we have acted to address them.
I feel obliged, however, to draw one line in the sand. There are those who insist that Canada should abandon the disability award, or lump-sum payment as it is known, and the ongoing financial supports that come with it. They want us to turn back the clock and fully restore the previous system of disability pensions. I believe this would be a serious error. And, quite frankly, I believe those advocating such changes probably don't know all the details of the New Veterans Charter, which was passed unanimously by Parliament in 2005.
While disability pensions had worked well following the two world wars, they had run their course. We had to correct a pension system that encouraged increasingly younger veterans to focus on proving their health was deteriorating while receiving very limited benefit from doing so. After all, the average disability pension from Veterans Affairs Canada was about $600 per month, and it came with few services and only partial medical care.
The New Veterans Charter, on the other hand, is about far more than the disability award. It also provides other ongoing financial supports. One example is the monthly earnings loss benefit. It provides eligible veterans with up to 75 per cent of their pre-release salary. With more than $2 billion in recent changes our government has announced, we are convinced that the New Veterans Charter can keep pace with the varied needs of the men and women it serves.
Jean-Pierre Blackburn,
Minister of Veterans Affairs
© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen
Oh that's right, at no time did you say the changes in the "New Chapter" involved changing the lump sum.....
You are one sly man Mr.
dileas
tess