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Statement made on 14 December 2011 by Senator Percy Downe

Hon. Percy E. Downe

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Honourable senators, the federal government has announced a reduction of $226 million to the budget of Veterans Affairs Canada.

Could the minister inquire whether the government will follow the example of the United States government and the government of the United Kingdom, both of which have announced that, in their efforts to reduce the deficit, they will not cut the budgets of their veterans affairs departments, affecting veterans and their families?

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