What can Veterans expect from the Liberal Majority Government

Glad your still listening teen! I thought you were gone all together. I know you want the best for veterans and that you went toe to toe for us. Just happy to know your still around if we need you! Enjoy your family and take care of yourself.
You helped me alot since I joined CSAT.

For those who "think" I have stepped aside from VVi because of the election you cannot be anymore wrong.

Danny for you to say I serve a politician over a veteran is way off base! I have gone toe to toe with politicians from every party for veterans for the last 12 years! Not to mention getting into very heated exchanges with VAC staff at stakeholder meetings. So yes I am very offended by that remark.

As I said, and am going to say again, I am at a point in my life where I need to think about my wife and my health. This why I stepped aside from my duties at VVi.

You have all found your voices and now is the time to never lose that voice. You were made promises now is the time to make sure those promises are kept!

A 68% voter turnout up from 61% ~ 88 women elected to Parliament compared with 76.
Be proud that we enacted change however, also remember that change doesn't just stop at voting ~ we have to keep our government accountable which means talking to your MP about issues that matter, signing petitions, writing letters and continue to make our voice heard.

Well considering that you can't drive down the main road in Sackville without seeing several Veterans plates, at any given time, it would be hard for anyone to win the seat without the Veteran vote. But since Veterans saw that the NDP platform for Veterans was surprisingly empty, we had no choice but to go with the Liberal candidate.

Propat, I believe Peter Stoffer lost because of the veteran vote!

well given the size of the victory the vet/military vote did not give the win . however it did give the majority IMO.

I can tell you 2 tory seats went red directly because of our vote in New Brunswick alone so how many in the rest of the country ?????

all vets need a big round of congratulations on this day . they seen the wrong and took it upon themselves to go out and correct it . of cores that's just second nature kinda what we have been doing our whole lives aint it .

time to relax and get ready for the next fight that may very well come .

propat

Teen has helped many people and more than anyone I know........because he is just that way. He didn't leave because of the election and although his knees are not the best he has never run away from helping or fighting for others. There is a good chance he will be back, he needs to look after himself.

And yes.....campaign promises and accountability....hmmmm time will tell.

I get a kick out of these "polls" where do the analysts get their figures from??? I am going to guess that the veteran community had a much bigger impact than what anyone is willing to admit......or prove. We need to be more more assertive/aggressive.......the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Riddick

Teentitan,
Now the dictator is gone you can come out and help all veterans again regardless of political affiliation. You were the one guy on this forum who was able to answer hard questions and with correct answers.
Teentitan, now the election is over, it would be nice to see you back helping veterans! It should always be about helping your brother and sister who served and never a politician.

Now to hold them accountable implementing these promises.

For one , good things , for another long overdue respect , for another better hope for a better way of life.

Now that the election is over Veterans can now look at what this new Liberal Majority government has promised to Veterans :

Our servicemen and women, who have put their lives on
the line for their country, stand for the very best of what
it means to be Canadian. For many, their commitment
has come at a high cost. During our mission in Afghanistan,
for example, 158 members of the Canadian Armed
Forces lost their lives, with thousands more wounded or
left suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Today,
our brave women and men are stationed in conflict
zones, including Ukraine, Iraq, and the Democratic
Republic of Congo, contributing their expertise as
trainers, peacekeepers, in combat and in disaster relief,
among other areas. We have a social covenant with all
veterans and their families that we must meet with both
respect and gratitude.

For a decade, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have
dishonoured us all by failing to uphold this sacred obligation.
They have not been truthful to, or respectful of, our
veterans. They have laid off hundreds of frontline
support staff and closed nine local service offices –
making it even harder for veterans to access a vital
support system that the Auditor General already
criticized as “complex and time-consuming.” Veterans
who need crucial mental health services are waiting
months, even years, to get help. Harper even left over $1
billion budgeted for veterans’ services unspent.

A Liberal government will live up to our obligation to
Canada’s veterans and their families. We will demon
strate the respect
and appreciation for
our veterans that Canadians
rightly expect, and ensure
that no veteran has to fight the
government for the support and
compensation they have earned.

A Liberal government will re-establish lifelong pensions
for our injured veterans. We will increase the value of the
disability award in line with the sacred obligation and
social covenant we have to those injured while serving
their country. By re-instituting this pension as an option
for injured veterans, they will be able to determine the
form of compensation that works best for them and their
families. We will ensure that each injured veteran has
access to financial advice and support. The financial
impact of re-instating this option will occur during the
2015-2016 fiscal year.

We will invest $25 million to expand access to the Permanent
Impairment Allowance, which provides income
support to veterans who have had their career options
limited by a service-related illness or injury. We will
invest $40 million to increase the Earnings Loss Benefit
to 90 percent of pre-release salary, and index it to the
consumer price index (CPI)

We will invest $80 million per year to create a new Veterans
Education Benefit that provides full support for the
cost of up to four years of college, university, or technical
education for veterans after completion of service. This
will not only honour the service of our veterans, but
enhance an already talented and skilled labour force.
We will ensure that job opportunities for returning veterans
are included in Community Benefits Agreements for
new federally funded infrastructure projects.

We will invest $100 million per year to expand support
for the families of veterans. This will include education,
counseling, and training for families who are providing
care and support for veterans living with physical and/or
mental health issues as a result of their service. We will
also end the time limit for surviving spouses to apply for
vocational rehabilitation and assistance services.
We will increase the veteran survivor’s pension amount
from 50 percent to 70 percent, so that surviving veterans’
partners do not face a decline in quality of life with
the loss of their loved one. We will also eliminate the
“marriage after 60” clawback clause, so that surviving
spouses of veterans receive appropriate pension and
health benefits.
Veterans served us with honour, and they deserve to be
treated with dignity when they pass away. We will double
funding to the Last Post Fund to expand it and ensure
that veterans receive a dignified burial.

We will ensure higher standards of service and care for
all veterans. This means a “one veteran, one standard”
approach. We will re-open the nine Veterans Affairs
service offices closed by the Harper Conservatives, and
we will fully implement all of the Auditor General’s recommendations
on enhancing mental health service delivery
to veterans.
We will hire 400 new service delivery staff, including
much-needed case managers at Veterans Affairs,
starting in April 2016 – double the current planned
increase. We will also ensure that the promised expansion
of mental health professionals to support veterans
takes place immediately.
Canada must be a world leader in caring for, and supporting,
our veterans, and a Liberal government will budget
$20 million to create two new centres of excellence in
veterans’ care. One of the two centres of excellence will
specialize in mental health, PTSD, and related issues for
both veterans and first responders.