Cons Call Veterans' Concerns "Fear Mongering"
Channel: Greg Neurolanis
Date: 2014-01-31

The Conservatives defended their stance on the cuts to Veterans Affairs in the House of Commons today by stating that things would work just fine without these regional offices. Veterans will have to travel further to receive help, or wait longer for help to arrive to them. The veterans have been saying that they feel they are fighting a war with their own government, to which Fantino responds by calling this "fear mongering," reaffirming that the changes are not drastic and implying that the veterans are overreacting. He also refers to the recent suicides as unrelated to service cuts. 

This is how their scripted responses read in Parliament.

So in a nutshell, the veterans are overreacting and the recent suicides are of no apparent connection to a lack of help to veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder and other problems. 

Stephen Harper is sure working hard to destroy his own support base. Maybe instead of attacking his opponents, Harper might consider respecting his supporters. Just how self-deluded has he become?


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