Mr. Speaker, 26 Canadian prisoners of war held by the Nazis in the notorious Buchenwald concentration camp have been insulted by the Minister of Veterans Affairs and the Government of Canada.
After years of presenting their case for compensation to deaf ears in Ottawa, these veterans were presented cheques of barely over $1,000 each. This compensation is nothing short of a disgrace. My constituent, Bill Gibson, wrote “refused” across the cheque and sent it back.
Will the minister do the right thing by offering our veterans a just and honourable settlement?