Mr. Speaker, over $1 billion in support for veterans was promised by the government, approved by Parliament, but never delivered.
Eight specialized service centres were closed. Hundreds of front-line support staff were fired. Mental health wait times for vets stretched for dangerous months and years. However, the minister increased his political staff fourfold. He increased his advertising. He paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to bonus senior managers if they slashed veterans services.
By any decent standard, how is that acceptable?