THREAD: Since 2015, our Government has invested over $10B in Canada’s Veterans. Veterans are better off now than when we formed government. We reformed Veteran’s Benefits and Services to meet their needs.
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Budget 2016:
Increased the Disability Award by $46k
Increased Income Replacement by 15%
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Conservatives: Closed VAC Offices and laid off crucial staff 
Our Government: Re-opened all nine offices, and have hired more than 630 new staff
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In the last two years, we’ve invested $42M to help eliminate the backlog at VAC, and this year we invested ANOTHER $41M to simplify the transition from the CAF for Veterans and their families.
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We’ve introduced the Education and Training Benefit, and redesigned Career Transition Services to help Veterans and their partners get job training, and find jobs that fit them.
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We’re committed to Veterans and their well-being: We want to make sure that Veterans and their families are financially secure, safely housed, in good physical and mental health, highly resilient, well integrated, and proud of their service.
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Taken all together: It’s no surprise that there has been a 60% increase in new applications for programs and benefits since 2015. Veterans are coming forward to get the help and support they need in their post-military lives and careers.
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Despite hiring + 600 new staff, wait times for disability applications are still far longer than the mandated 16 weeks, vets in need have lost access to case managers, the benefit of the doubt does not go to vets, VAC believes it is an insurance company, "vets asking for to much"
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