Injured troops will stay in uniform until pension, vet benefits in place: Sajjan
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says sick and injured soldiers will be allowed to stay in the military until their pensions and veterans’ benefits are in place.
The commitment comes as part of the Trudeau government’s new defence policy, which the Liberals unveiled last week with promises to better care for Canada’s men and women in uniform.
It is also a direct response to complaints from numerous ill and injured military personnel who say they were forced out of the Armed Forces too fast and left to fend for themselves.
That includes having to wait months for their first pension cheques to arrive, and struggling to access the benefits and services owed them by Veterans Affairs.