Ottawa needs to start treating our veterans with respect

How disgusting is it that on the eve of Remembrance Day, Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan admits his department shortchanged veterans, and those who were cheated will not see restitution before 2020? Even more revolting is that almost half of these vets have passed away, and there is no rush to compensate those still living.

O’Regan dismissed the situation by saying that the maximum paid would be a couple of thousand dollars. It is indeed the reality these days at Veterans Affairs. Those who served with distinction and now face health problems attributed to their service are forced to wait for years in order to get consideration from a callous government. Roger Cyr, Victoria