Source: forums.canadiancontent.net --- Saturday, August 03, 2013
Analysis: Homeless veterans a concern across Canada By Simon Kent, QMI Agency Bad news travels fast. Always has, always will. On Wednesday, QMI Agency exclusively revealed a single sad but startling fact. Buried deep within the detail of the city of Toronto?s 2013 interim report on homelessness was the revelation that around 16% of those living rough on the streets of Canada?s biggest city said they had served in the military. A spokesman for Julian Fantino, the minister of veterans affairs, was quick to tell us the federal government has a national pilot project seeking former service personnel living on the street. Now Peter Stoffer MP, opposition critic for veterans affairs, has added his voice to the fray. He wants action and he wants it now. ?This is a problem that concerns all of Canada,? Stoffer told QMI Agency, ?and to tell you the truth I was shocked when I read that Sun story. We know there are vets in real trouble everywhere from Vancouver to Toronto and on to the Atlantic coastline but a figure of 16% is just startling. It is also shaming. ?I know personally of one instance recently in Nova Scotia where four vets were found living together beneath a bridge.? ?I think that is not good enough for a caring country. Too many veterans seem unaware of the safety net available to them and I call on this government to work with all parties to get our vets to the help they have earned by their service.? Stoffer points out that ...
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