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Unions, MPs warn funding cuts could affect services for veterans
- The Bureau of Pension Advocates at Veterans Affairs Canada is cutting its workforce by 44%, eliminating nearly 100 temporary jobs, including 24 lawyers, according to Toufic El-Daher, national president of the Union of Veterans Affairs Employees.
- Temporary funding to address a backlog will end on March 31, and the bureau will return to operations funded at permanent levels, stated Marc Lescoutre, Veterans Affairs Canada spokesperson.
- Gregory Harlow, president of the Association of Justice Counsel, warned that these cuts coincide with rising demand and may increase wait times for veterans.
- NDP Member of Parliament Gord Johns reported that the bureau currently has an 89% success rate in assisting veterans.
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Unions, MPs warn funding cuts could affect services for veterans
OTTAWA - Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs Canada which provides free legal advice to veterans who have been denied disability benefits is about to have its
·Toronto, Canada
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