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House Hansard - 94

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 22, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
  • Jun/22/22 3:17:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, three years ago the Liberals created a $150-million veterans survivors fund. As of today, zero dollars have been spent. Yesterday, the PBO found out that almost double is required to make this right. Thousands of veterans' widows are living in poverty, and the government continues to break its promise to eliminate the sexist, archaic “gold-digger” clause. When will the current government stop punishing veterans for finding love after 60?
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Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Hon. Lawrence MacAulay (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Jun/22/22 3:18:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague is aware that we are committed to making sure veterans and their spouses have the support they need. We have been working with Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research to gather information from the survivors. I understand of course that the committee has studied this issue and I look forward to its report. We will use the results to evaluate the situation. I can assure my hon. colleague we will do everything to make sure we provide the services that our veterans need and deserve.
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Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Mr. Emmanuel Dubourg (Bourassa, Lib.)
  • Jun/22/22 4:37:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs entitled “Fairness in the Services Offered to Francophone, Women and 2SLGBTQ+ Veterans”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the analyst, the clerk, the interpreters and all the technical staff who support us at the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
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