For at least the last 200 years, whenever veterans required care, government provided sometimes begrudgingly regardless of its economic circumstances.

Not only does the pension option not pay any additional amounts for family members, the average monthly payment is expected to be around $200. Compare that to the pre-2006 pension that pays up to $2733 monthly, with an average of $680.

For those who have devoted their lives to defending Canada and now fight to receive their deserved compensation watching the Canadian government simply hand over $10.5 million to someone who allegedly fought against our ally is unsettling, to say the least.