Canadian Government Offends Serving Military Forces, Strips Their Tax Credits

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Canada –-(Ammoland.com)- The Government of Canada has stripped military tax credits from troops serving overseas. This is a slap in the face to the brave men and women who serve in Canada’s armed forces. It belittles the danger they face every day. It tells our troops we don’t care about them.

MP James Bezan, Conservative Party Defence Critic, first brought the issue up with Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan in a letter to the Minister dated November 10, 2016. He raised the issue again in person at the December 1, 2016, meeting of the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on National Defence.

“We have 300-plus troops there, and 15 of them are at a U.S. air base, Camp Arifjan. They are not getting the same danger pay or income tax considerations as the rest of our troops in Kuwait. Are you committed to fixing this inequity and making sure that they get the same pay and benefits as all of our other troops who are in Operation Impact?”

Defense Minister Sajjan indicated that yes, he was committed to fixing this problem.

“Absolutely. For the …Read the Rest

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