I'm still living it. In 2023, I saw men appeal decisions to VRAB in Charlottetown. Last month, I even met with VRAB representatives in Charlottetown. I asked them why my file had been dragging on for nearly three years.
It seems that the system makes women seem of lesser importance because they haven't suffered as much as men in their service. That's the mindset.
There are now a lot of ex-servicemen in Charlottetown and in leadership at Veterans Affairs Canada. When we bring up certain issues, we're told that it was up to us not to be there. Some are more sensitive than others to our problems, but the majority feel that way, and there are more and more of them.