As Canadians pause to remember the soldiers who died in the service of their country, some veterans say they hope the federal government will also remember the promises it made to those who were left permanently disabled.
Mark Campbell and Aaron Bedard, two of the six injured veterans who launched a lawsuit against the government five years ago, are in Ottawa this week and will be attending the Remembrance Day ceremony Saturday at the National War Memorial.
“We focus on sacrifice, particularly remembering those who can’t be here. But I would suggest that we also need to remember those who are here but are broken, whose suffering continues for the remainder of their lives,” Mr. Campbell said Friday in an interview. “Quite frankly, the way that the government of Canada can honour its obligation to the sacrifice is to reinstate the lifelong pension.”