Ottawa has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a four-year legal battle with disabled veterans who had launched a class-action lawsuit after some of their financial benefits were clawed back. "I believe the proposed settlement is fair and provides both sides with needed closure," Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan said in a statement announcing the agreement in principle. Complaints about the Liberals' pension planThe veterans alleged that the deductions, which took place between April 2006 and May 2012, violated their charter rights by discriminating against them because they were disabled. Minister of Veterans Affairs Seamus O'Regan says he believes the 'proposed settlement is fair and provides both sides with needed closure.' The Liberals have promised their own pension plan, which comes into effect next year, but the Equitas members and others have complained that it also falls far short.

Source: CBC News September 13, 2018 11:42 UTC