Last week, the auditor general laid bare new problems with the department’s efforts to treat veterans suffering chronic mental health issues, saying those seeking help faced long waits that threatened their recovery. But as the bad news dropped, Fantino was in Italy, leading a delegation of veterans to mark Canada’s Second World War campaign in the country, a trip that the minister defended Monday. “In my world, lest we forget means something,” said Fantino, who served as Toronto police chief and commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police before entering politics. But that prompted a sharp response from Mulcair, who accused the minister of “cowardice” for being out of the country. “How about showing up for work and taking care of them when they are alive,” the NDP leader said.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:58:09 +0000
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