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From the article linked above:
So much for working "with" veterans. Where's the Liberal cheerleaders on this? The same Harper-era draconian tactics, but since its Trudeau do they get a free pass? The problem is when you campaign on being completely different from the old guys, you get a very small amount of latitude to do that before you become just like those old guys. The Liberals have 2 more budgets to fix the VAC issues. If they try to do anything on the 4th and final one, its a purely political move designed to save face and not lose support.
But according to the letter obtained by CBC News, justice department lawyers are threatening to return the case to court if the veterans do not drop their litigation entirely and accept an undisclosed settlement proposed by the federal government.
The veterans' lawyer says in the letter that justice department lawyers are ready to shut down the lawsuit by reviving some of the arguments they initially used during the Harper government era to block the case.
The letter tells Liberal MPs that the government lawyers are arguing Canada does not have a social contract or covenant with veterans, and that a "scheme providing benefits cannot be said to amount to a deprivation merely because claimant views the benefits as insufficient."
So much for working "with" veterans. Where's the Liberal cheerleaders on this? The same Harper-era draconian tactics, but since its Trudeau do they get a free pass? The problem is when you campaign on being completely different from the old guys, you get a very small amount of latitude to do that before you become just like those old guys. The Liberals have 2 more budgets to fix the VAC issues. If they try to do anything on the 4th and final one, its a purely political move designed to save face and not lose support.