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By Kyle Duggan Members of Parliament say they have all-party support to speed through a bill to grant wartime service recognition to veterans of modern conflicts like Afghanistan. The Canadian government has not formally designated anything as wartime service since the Korean War, despite deployments to armed combat zones. The bill would establish a national framework for granting recognition of service during wartime, although the bill itself does not specify which conflicts count as wartime service. It requires the government to set clear criteria for designating service as wartime service, and would make the government publicly explain its decisions. Veterans groups had pushed for the legislation and say the recognition is long overdue, although it would not have any effect on pensions or benefits. Independent Sen. Hassan Yussuff introduced Bill… <\/p>\n

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By Kyle Duggan Members of Parliament say they have all-party support to speed through a bill to grant wartime service recognition to veterans of modern conflicts like Afghanistan. The Canadian government has not formally designated anything as wartime service since the Korean War, despite deployments to armed combat zones. The bill would establish a national framework for granting recognition of service during wartime, although the bill itself does not specify which conflicts count as wartime service. It requires the government to set clear criteria for designating service as wartime service, and would make the government publicly explain its decisions. Veterans groups had pushed for the legislation and say the recognition is long overdue, although it would not have any effect on pensions or benefits. Independent Sen. Hassan Yussuff introduced Bill... <\/p>\n

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