Veterans Affairs Minister Questioned About Afghanistan Veterans Monument Delays

Veterans Minister Ginette Petipas Taylor was questioned on May 8 about delays and political interference in building a monument to those who served in Canada’s mission to Afghanistan. Appearing before the Commons veterans affairs committee, she was asked repeatedly by Bloc and Conservative MPs about the project. The government had put together a jury of experts to decide on a design, but in 2023, it rejected the jury’s choice and selected another option. “There was a lack of respect for the process,” said Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus. “This was criticized by all the experts we talked to … there was a jury made up of experts and then the decision though was purely political. And that’s a fact–it’s a political fact,” he said in French....