Mr. Butler, you've used enough “mays“ that make it ambiguous. It tells me the government's further marginalized PTSD victims because they don't get an automatic $70,000 payment. Having said that, let me go to the second point that draws out my cynicism.
There is a $7,238 per year payment, tax-free, for a caregiver relief benefit. That amounts to $139 a week. I know there are people, in fact, there are some out there that we've seen having to chase former minsters around—Jenny Migneault, who's given up her job, and others like her who've given up a lot of their lifestyle and their income earning potential because they have a spouse or a partner—