On the campaign trail, Andrew Scheer promises to clear the backlog of veterans waiting for benefits if he’s elected.
The Conservative Leader says it’s one of a number of changes he will mandate to services for veterans.
“We’re also going to fix Justin Trudeau’s failure to create a reliable, dependable pension system for veterans,” Scheer says. “The Trudeau Liberals created a messy system that short-changes some of our most severely disabled veterans by as much as $300,000.”
Elsewhere on day 12 of the election campaign, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is promising to double funding to help communities recover from natural disasters.
He says the NDP will add $2.5 billion to an existing fund “to make sure cities have the ability to put in place changes in their infrastructure to avoid damages.”
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is set to appear in Brampton, Ontario for a policy announcement later today.
