FSTO said:Are they being honourable or political?
Do you believe that if the Liberals or NDP are elected, will the VA get any better? criticizing
Political.FSTO said:Are they being honourable or political?
Do you believe that if the Liberals or NDP are elected, will the VA get any better?
And if it costs significant amounts of money, neither of them will do anything substantive if they became the ruling party.Happy Guy said:I believe that the intent by the opposition parties is to better the veterans and it is to their advantage to make a ruckus about the sordid affairs going on at Veteran Affairs.
Lucky they voted unanimously in favour of the NVC, then, eh?Happy Guy said:Yes all political parties agreed to the new Veteran's Charter but let us accept that the majority of politicians, and to be fair most Canadians, did not fully analyze and understand the implications of this bill upon the veterans.
An absence of orders to do truly better by the vets = no intent to do truly better by the vetsHappy Guy said:I believe that the current minister cares about the veterans but his personality is not suitable for this dept. In addition it does not help that he is not able to do anything without direction from the PMO's COS (kids in shorts) whose sole purpose is to protect the PM at the expense of the other ministers.
:nod: on both countsHappy Guy said:As an outsider looking in it looks like the current government is loath to help any veteran because of the fiscal costs involved, however I firmly believe that the no opposition party is able to do any better to sort out Veterans Affairs.
1) The government rehearses how it responds to questions in the House (see attached), so all we get is what we get - as someone smarter than me said, it's called "Question Period", not "Answer Period".Schindler's Lift said:I think it's all just political because if the opposition parties were sincere they wouldn't let the government get away with their weak and evasive answers in the HoC.
You're right to expect a canned response - still, in spite of apparently being able to get better answers only if you're a party supporter, well done for being heard.Schindler's Lift said:They have repeatedly shown they have no honour and just today I wrote my MP (a Conservative no less) and told him exactly how I felt about the whole mess. I expect a form letter drafted by some mid level functionary and signed by an autopen in reply but at least I got some points off my chest. rly:
Jim Seggie said:http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/canada/1255752-veterans-affairs-managers-reaped-rewards-after-cuts
Maybe, just maybe the Loyal Opposition could ask why middle level managers in the employ of the Federal government get bonuses for cutting staff and services to veterans.
1) Count on this coming up next week in QP (with the usual responses of "why can't the opposition support our veterans more (by voting for omnibus bills that include legislative "poison pills" the opposition doesn't want)?"Jim Seggie said:http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/canada/1255752-veterans-affairs-managers-reaped-rewards-after-cuts
Maybe, just maybe the Loyal Opposition could ask why middle level managers in the employ of the Federal government get bonuses for cutting staff and services to veterans.
Gronk said:Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any the opposition parties have committed to ending the NVC lump sum award and bringing back lifetime pensions.
Gronk said:Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any the opposition parties have committed to ending the NVC lump sum award and bringing back lifetime pensions.
Brad Sallows said:If you want real lifetime "long term disability", there are financial products available.
Bang on - although the bits in orange are significant "speed bumps" these days.E.R. Campbell said:I believe that - legislation brought in by Liberal PM Paul Martin but passed with all party support - was immoral, but I believe it can still be rectified by "grandfathering" all those who were serving up to the day the legislation was signed into law (Spring of 2006, as I recall). That would be a little bit embarrassing to some politicians and a lot of bureaucrats and a wee, tiny bit costly, but easy to manage and political gold.