Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr urges patience on military pensions
WINNIPEG — Canadian veterans are being asked to be patient when it comes to the re-establishment of their lifelong pension.
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr was in Winnipeg on Friday to meet with new office employees and service members.
He was asked about his party’s election promise to bring back the lifelong pension for veterans after it was eliminated in 2006 by the former Conservative government in favour of a controversial lump sum payment.
Hehr said the Liberal government is working toward “having a clearer option” on the lifetime pension.