veterans’ organizations amid the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday.“To the women and men who have served our country I want to say this – you represent the best of who we are, and we will always be in your debt,” Trudeau said, speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill.The fund, which the government is calling the Veterans Organizations Emergency Support Fund, is aimed at veterans groups that have been struggling to raise funds amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fewer Canadians plan to wear poppies this Remembrance Day, poll finds More than $17 million of the fund will go to the Royal Canadian Legion, ANAVETS, True Patriot Love and VETS Canada.