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Ottawa, Canada K1AOP4
FEB 1 9 2016

Mr. Brian Masse, MP
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
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Dear Mr. Masse:

Thank you for your letter regarding the reopening of Veterans Affairs Canada?s area
of?ce in Windsor, Ontario.

I also appreciated your kind words of congratulations on my election to Parliament
and my appointment as Minister of Veterans Affairs. You can be certain that I will
champion the interests of those who bravely served our country and take positive
action on their behalf.

My mandate letter from the Prime Minister details my current priorities and, as you
know, I have been tasked with re-establishing nine area of?ces to deliver services to
Veterans and their families. My department has already begun to hire more front-line
staff and our goal is to reopen all nine of?ces, including the one in Windsor, within
the next year.

Furthermore, the Government of Canada would like to bring back lifelong pensions as
an option for injured Veterans, increase the Earnings Loss Bene?t and create a new
education benefit for eligible Canadian Armed Forces members after completion of
service. Veterans Affairs Canada is working on these and other initiatives, and I will
bring forward a proposal to Parliament for approval when it is ?nalized.

Again, thank you for writing, and I look forward to collaborating with you and our
fellow parliamentarians to achieve real progress for all Canadians.

Sincerely,

The Honourable Kent Hehr, PC, MP

 
  

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