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Fri, 24 May 2013 23:52:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/the-quiet-cuts-30/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/the-quiet-cuts-30/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:26:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354298 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/the-quiet-cuts-30/feed/ 0 More things that there isn't money for anymore http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/vets-kept-in-the-dark-over-medical-records-and-claim-applications-ombudsman/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/vets-kept-in-the-dark-over-medical-records-and-claim-applications-ombudsman/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:10:01 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346417 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/vets-kept-in-the-dark-over-medical-records-and-claim-applications-ombudsman/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The veterans ombudsman says ex-soldiers and members of the RCMP should no... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/on-site-audit-of-veterans-facility-sparked-by-neglect-complaints-complete/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/on-site-audit-of-veterans-facility-sparked-by-neglect-complaints-complete/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:53:36 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331203 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/on-site-audit-of-veterans-facility-sparked-by-neglect-complaints-complete/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Federal government auditors have completed an on-site inspection of Canada’s largest veterans... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/veterans-board-given-mild-rebuke-by-commons-committee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/veterans-board-given-mild-rebuke-by-commons-committee/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:43:25 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326570 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/veterans-board-given-mild-rebuke-by-commons-committee/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A House of Commons committee has issued a mild rebuke of a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/veterans-shelve-medals-in-protest-on-remembrance-day/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/veterans-shelve-medals-in-protest-on-remembrance-day/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:57:53 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313277 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/veterans-shelve-medals-in-protest-on-remembrance-day/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Tom Hoppe earned the Medal of Bravery and the affectionate nickname “Dances... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/ndp-introduces-bill-to-scrap-oft-maligned-veterans-review-and-appeal-board/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/ndp-introduces-bill-to-scrap-oft-maligned-veterans-review-and-appeal-board/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:36:17 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299715 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/ndp-introduces-bill-to-scrap-oft-maligned-veterans-review-and-appeal-board/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - New Democrats have introduced a private member's bill to scrap an oft-maligned board where ex-soldiers can appeal the denial of benefits by the federal government. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/23/feds-spent-over-750000-in-five-year-court-battle-against-vets-pension-claim/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/23/feds-spent-over-750000-in-five-year-court-battle-against-vets-pension-claim/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:10:31 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296193 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/23/feds-spent-over-750000-in-five-year-court-battle-against-vets-pension-claim/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - The Harper government spent $750,462 in legal fees fighting veterans over the clawback of military pensions, documents tabled in Parliament show. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/whats-getting-cut/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/whats-getting-cut/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:08:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252439 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/whats-getting-cut/feed/ 0 Sarah Schmidt tries to figure out what the cuts will mean to the Canadian... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/veterans-affairs-wont-be-exempt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/veterans-affairs-wont-be-exempt/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:20:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244196 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/veterans-affairs-wont-be-exempt/feed/ 0 With the Conservatives voting against, the House defeated the NDP’s motion on veterans affairs... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/to-cut-or-not-to-cut-veterans-affairs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/to-cut-or-not-to-cut-veterans-affairs/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:55:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243939 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/06/to-cut-or-not-to-cut-veterans-affairs/feed/ 0 The House will vote this evening on an NDP motion to exempt Veterans Affairs... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/supporting-the-veterans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/supporting-the-veterans/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:12:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225014 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/11/supporting-the-veterans/feed/ 1 The former veterans ombudsman is scathing in his criticism of Veterans Affairs and veterans... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/the-quiet-cuts-9/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/the-quiet-cuts-9/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:43:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/the-quiet-cuts-9/feed/ 9 The government is eliminating 42 jobs with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. The Department... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-quiet-cuts-8/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-quiet-cuts-8/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:35:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220317 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-quiet-cuts-8/feed/ 18 Veterans Affairs is planning to trim its budget by $226 million. Environment Canada has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/09/veterans-affairs-bureaucrats-penalized-for-violating-critics-privacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/09/veterans-affairs-bureaucrats-penalized-for-violating-critics-privacy/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:58:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176580 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/09/veterans-affairs-bureaucrats-penalized-for-violating-critics-privacy/feed/ 3 Bruyea calls penalties a “slap on the wrist” http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/supporting-the-troops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/supporting-the-troops/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:14:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=148601 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/22/supporting-the-troops/feed/ 0 CP reports on what seems a particularly dark turn in the discussion about how... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/the-commons-supporting-the-troops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/the-commons-supporting-the-troops/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:34:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142974 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/17/the-commons-supporting-the-troops/feed/ 0 Veterans ombudsman lashes out at 'the system'