Hinton Supports Veterans’ Call For a Veterans Affairs Ombudsman
Hinton Supports Veterans’ Call For a Veterans Affairs Ombudsman
KAMLOOPS – Yesterday a group of modern day veterans, led by Capt. Sean Bruyea (ret’d.), held a press conference on Parliament Hill to unveil their 2005 Ombudsman Report on Veterans Affairs Canada. This report clearly outlines the need for an ombudsman for VAC and calls on the governme.......
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WWII pilot gets pension after 40-year battle
WWII pilot gets pension after 40-year battle
Last Updated Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:12:06 EST
CBC News
Clifton Wenzel flew almost 50 combat missions during the Second World War and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Force Cross. But, in spite of his record, he was told when he left the service he didn't qualify for a pension.
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Harper promises to do more for Canada's war veterans at legion campaign stop
Harper promises to do more for Canada's war veterans at legion campaign stop VICTORIA (CP) - A Conservative government would enact a veterans bill of rights and hire an ombudsman to enforce it with instructions to give veterans the benefit of the doubt in most disputes with the government, party leader Stephen Harper said Wednesday. Harper also promi.......
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WWII Pension Awards
Vets expect to wait years for pension awards
The head of the War Amps is blasting a multibillion-dollar court award involving bungled pensions for disabled veterans, insisting the ruling will actually hurt living veterans. ""I usually fight for veterans,"" Cliff Chadderton, CEO of the War Amps and chairman of the National Council of Veteran Asso.......
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Harper vows action on pension disputes Reforms already proposed by Liberals Minister
Tory leader promises , bill of rights; Harper vows action on pension disputes Reforms already proposed by Liberals Minister
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper is promising a bill of rights to improve the lives of Canada's veterans and proper recognition for.......
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Vets expect to wait years for pension awards
Vets expect to wait years for pension awards
The head of the War Amps is blasting a multibillion-dollar court award involving bungled pensions for disabled veterans, insisting the ruling will actually hurt living veterans. ""I usually fight for veterans,"" Cliff Chadderton, CEO of the War Amps and chairman of the National Council of Veteran Assoc.......
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Forces ombudman's office denies Gulf War illnesses
Forces ombudman's office denies Gulf War illnesses One in five veterans has reported ailment
The office of the Canadian Forces ombudsman has concluded that engineering troops who served in the Persian Gulf and were thought to have been exposed to various contaminants aren't suffering any greater rate of illnesses than other veterans, according to a .......
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Legion Targets Ombudsman Report on Use of Poppy
-----Original Message----- From: SeanK Sent: 27-Mar-06 17:17 To: xxxxxx@legion.ca Subject: Legion Targets First Ever Ombudsman Report on VAC by Claiming Ownership of All Representations of a Poppy
Letter In response to Royal Canadian Legion Representative's Email:
Mr. Clark
Apparently the Legion has claimed ownership of every symbol and r.......
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Veterans' benefits beefed up
Veterans' benefits beefed up MICHAEL DEN TANDT
Globe and Mail Update
The Harper government Thursday unveiled a beefed-up package of veterans' benefits that it billed as the most comprehensive since the end of the Second World War.
The legislation, which was drafted in consultation with veterans' groups following years of complaints that forme.......
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Poppy trade-mark argument reveals unique amalgam of rights
By Bob Tarantino (Courtesy of The Lawyers Weekly)On Nov. 4, 2005, a representative of the Royal Canadian Legion contacted Pierre Bourque, author of the widely-read Canadian news website www.bourque.com, and demanded the removal of a digital image of a poppy posted on the site. The Legion asserted a right to prohibit unauthorized use of the poppy im.......