Government of Canada: Our wounded veterans deserve life-long support

When a Canadian enlists, they are promised that if they are injured or killed in service, then Canada will take care of them and their loved ones.  This social contract is our sacred obligation to those who serve.  We Canadians must defend it.

 

In 1917, Prime Minster Robert Borden made that commitment as Canadians soldiers were about to attack Vimy Ridge.  It has been repeatedly confirmed for almost a century.  But today, our Government is denying the existence of this social contract, declaring it is not bound by commitments made by previous governments, and refusing the responsibility we owe to those who put their lives on the line for us.

 

Our Government has severely reduced the amount of financial support given to disabled veterans, putting many wounded veterans in dire financial situations.  Before 2006, disabled veterans were given a pension to that would support them throughout their lives. Today, they are given a lump sum for their pain and the Canadian Government wipes their hands of them. For a severely disabled veteran, this can mean 40% less than what they would have received under the old pension plan, or even up to 90% less than what other Canadian workers would receive for the same injuries.*

http://www.change.org/petitions/government-of-canada-our-wounded-veterans-deserve-life-long-support