Conservatives demand end to Veterans Affairs’ support for convicted murderer
OTTAWA — Tensions boiled over in the House of Commons Thursday over Veterans Affairs Canada’s decision to pay for the PTSD treatment of a Halifax man who murdered an off-duty police officer.
The Conservatives made the case a key focus of the day’s question period, pressing the Trudeau government to halt payments.
Each side of the Commons claimed disgust with the language their political opponents were using, prompting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau early on to say he wouldn’t answer a Conservative question about the case.
Trudeau defended the government’s support to former service members and their family members who struggle with mental trauma before accusing the Conservatives of trying to “play politics with tragedies.”