06 February 2010

In other "Cash for Life" news

Omar Khadr remains in Guantanamo Bay, but his Canadian lawyers are already seeking $10-million in damages from the Canadian government for its alleged complicity in his ordeal.
Look on the bright side... at least, it's not 27 million.

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CONTRAST & COMPARE:
“The biggest problem with the new charter is it eliminated monthly benefits for injured vets in favour of a lump sum,” said Francine Matteau, the mother of Afghanistan veteran Nicolas Magnan, who was handicapped in both legs following a roadside bomb explosion in August 2007.

Matteau said the lump amount is “a monumental error” that is “not only insufficient” — the maximum disability lump sum is $276,000 — but the government fights tooth and nail to give “as little as possible” and injured vets are left without any safety net.
Oh, Canada.

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