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e-1912 (Veterans' affairs)
E-petition
Initiated by Darren Francis from Victoria, British Columbia
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
- The Government of Canada has left more than $372 million unspent at Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC);
- Homelessness in Canadian veterans has risen over 60 percent in the last two years;
- Fifteen percent of veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD);
- Twenty-five percent of Canadian veterans have difficulties transitioning from military service to civilian life; and
- In the past nine years, Veterans Affairs Canada has had eight different ministers.
We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Limit the number of unspent budget dollars from the VAC budget to be no more than 1.5 percent;
2. Allocate resources to end homelessness within Canadian veterans through:
a. Housing First funding for veterans who are at risk of or who are experiencing homelessness;
b. New affordable housing units specifically designed to support veterans and their needs;
c. Expanded eligibility of veteran benefits, including greater flexibility for local offices to distribute emergency funds;
3. Create a special order to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs to study:
a. The efficiency of the application process for accessing mental health benefits;
b. Reducing the volume of paperwork required of Canadian veterans for accessing mental health benefits;
c. Increasing the number of case managers;
d. Reducing the number of veterans each case manager handles;
e. Areas of the Committee's own initiative that empower veterans to access mental health benefits more effectively;
f. A public enquiry from Canadian veterans to allow veterans to express their struggles with the current VAC; and
4. Create a Structural Transition Program to support veterans with personal finances, budgeting, vocational rehabilitation, family counselling, mental health, substance use, housing, and paperwork.
- Open for signature
- April 3, 2019, at 2:42 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- August 1, 2019, at 2:42 p.m. (EDT)
