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Regional Value Spotter, .November 5, 1986
Veterans AffairsCcfladci
(NC) — Before the First World
War, Canada's veterans were men
who fought in what, today, seem
far-off, romantic sounding cam-
paigns — the Fenian Raids, the
Northwest Rebellion, the Nile Expe-
dition and the Boer War. No govt
ernutent agency existed specifically
to take care of the needs of these
veterans; consequently, what assis-
tance they received, if any, was
meagre.
The immense human toll of the
First World War changed all that.
Early in the war the Canadian Gov-
ernment was asked to move all seri-
ously wounded soldiers back to this
country, and the Military Hospitals
Commission was set up by Parlia-
ment to meet this situation. Shortly
afterwards, vocational training pro-
grams were introduced to prepare
disabled veterans for trades and
professions. By the end of the war,
a Department of Soldiers Civil Re-
establishment had been formed to
administer disability pensions, hos-
pital care, vocational training and
job placement.
When the demand for rehabilita-
tion programs eased, the task of
caring for veterans was given to the
Department of Pensions and Na-
tional Health, formed in 1928. This
remained the situation until near the
close of the Second World War
when it was recognized that an ex-
panded rehabilitation was again re-
quired. In 1944 the Department of
s
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Veterans Affairs was created to
meet this need.
Those who returned from the
First World War were undoubtedly
better cared for than their predeces-
sors by such innovations as the Wer
Veterans Allowance Act and the
Soldier Settlement Act. Such social
programs had never been attempted
before on a similar scale, but there
were many who felt that they were
not entirely adequate. This exper-
ience laid the foundation for the
comprehensive programs set up for
the returning Second World War
veterans, and for the forms of com-
pensation awarded by a grateful
nation.
Changing economic and social
circumstances following the Second
World War have led to changes in
the services and benefits provided to
veterans and their dependants.
Legislative changes h+' ve been
made, particularly in tilt areas of
pensions and allowances, to keep
pace with the new situation. As
well, new programs are being devel-
oped to respond to the needs of a
now aging clientele.'
The services provided by Veter-
ans Affairs include disability pen-
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