Veterans Affairs   to a six year waiting list. The problem is that the federal government has not ensured that the last post fund has the money it needs to ensure a timely distribution of these important memorials. Since this story first broke I am pleased to report that Canadians have banded together

War Veterans Allowance Act  -government body, such as the Last Post Fund; continuation of pension payments for those blinded during the 1917 Halifax explosion and provision for the board to review earlier decisions. Recently, three former members of the merchant marine staged a hunger strike on the steps

Supply   my wife enough to bury me so I will sit there on a hunger strike. When we die on the steps of the Parliament Buildings they will have to do something with our bodies”. I cannot believe it. We should reinstate the means test back to $24,000 for the last post fund. It should

Merchant Navy Veterans  Mr. Speaker, in 1995 changes were made to the last post fund legislation to allow merchant navy veterans to be buried in cemeteries as Canadian war veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes these merchant navy sailors as veterans when they die

Veterans  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Veterans Affairs. The government has cut the last post fund for veterans from $26,000 to $12,060. This has made it very difficult for veterans. Will the minister assure the House that he will have his department review the cuts

Veterans  Mr. Speaker, there has been $182 million cut from the Department of Veterans Affairs' budget. This has made it most difficult for the veterans and their families. Cuts to the last post fund have made it more difficult than some of the other cuts because it costs a lot more

Speech From The Throne   back into the last post fund and all the programs it has removed.

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of National Defence. Two years ago we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II and people from all around the world thanked our vets for the role they played. Since then the government has cut the last post fund

Veterans Week   work harder than ever to preserve and protect the programs vital to the well-being of so many veterans. I say that because many of our veterans come to see me because they are worried about the cuts in the last post fund. We must look after our merchant navy vets as well. Today I