Confidence in Veterans Affairs management plummets to new low: internal staff poll

Published February 5, 2015

Veterans Affairs has gone from bad to worse. Just ask its employees. Four in 10 of the department’s staff have lost confidence in their senior management — a rate far higher than the broader public service. While the Conservative government has been in damage control mode over the veterans file for the better part of the […]

In their own words: 6 veterans trash the Conservatives

Published February 1, 2014

Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino and Prime Minister Stephen Harper stuck to their guns on Friday and shut down nine veterans affairs offices in smaller cities across the country. Fantino began the week by skipping a scheduled meeting with a group of men who had served in the military as far back as the 1950s […]

Veteran: “I feel like my government has betrayed me”

Published January 30, 2014

Terry Collins served in the Canadian military for two decades before retiring in 2008, and has relied on the services of the Veterans Affairs office in Sydney, N.S., ever since. The retired warrant officer, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder following a tour of duty in Afghanistan, is now staring down at the closure on […]

Veterans to Conservatives: “You bushwacked us”

Published January 29, 2014

The Conservative government has a big problem on their hands: angry veterans who feel disrespected after Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino skipped out on a scheduled meeting on Tuesday. After failing to show up, Fantino just made things worse when he showed up just before the four veterans were about to start a press conference on […]

Is outsourcing work at Veterans Affairs bad for vets?

Published December 7, 2013

Veterans Affairs has been in the news a lot these days — proving “there’s no such thing as bad publicity” isn’t always true. The department is under pressure from veterans for slashing services, including the planned closure ofnine offices across the country. According to Public Accounts of Canada, Veteran Affairs, responsible for delivering benefits and aid to hundreds of […]

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Confidence in Veterans Affairs management plummets to new low: internal staff poll

In their own words: 6 veterans trash the Conservatives

Veteran: “I feel like my government has betrayed me”

Veterans to Conservatives: “You bushwacked us”

Is outsourcing work at Veterans Affairs bad for vets?