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House Hansard - 86

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 10, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 86 - Jun/10/22
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • Jun/10/22 11:56:38 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Ottawa continues to let our veterans down, as the Auditor General confirmed in a report released last week. Francophones wait two to three months longer to access services. That is 21% longer. The Auditor General said, “I'm left with the conclusion that the government failed to meet a promise that it made to our veterans: that it would take care of them if they were injured in service”. When will the government keep its word to francophones?
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Context: House Hansard - 86 - Jun/10/22
Hon. Lawrence MacAulay (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Jun/10/22 11:57:18 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my hon. colleague's concern. We realize that more needs to be done for francophone veterans. That is why we have established a dedicated francophone unit to improve the situation. We invested $340 million to make sure we are able to improve the wait times. In fact, we have improved all wait times, including for francophone veterans, but I realize there is more to do. I can assure the House and my hon. colleague that we are making sure that happens.
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Context: House Hansard - 86 - Jun/10/22
Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jun/10/22 12:03:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we saw, by the Conservatives, cuts to critical support for defence year after year. Instead, we have taken an approach of investing in our defence services, investing in our soldiers, and making sure, after we saw cuts for veterans and the shutting of veterans office, that we were there for veterans as well. We will continue to invest in defence and ensure that Canada is making appropriate contributions in global security.
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