Disabled Veterans Raise Voice against Being Abandoned by the Government

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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A crowd of disabled veterans congregated outside Parliament Hill on Thursday raising voice about their distressed stories of abandonment and frustration in attempt to get attention of the bureaucracy that’s supposed to take care of them. The crowd was filled with partners and widows of other men who died or got injured while serving their country.

David Desjardins, a retired master corporal, who was paralyzed from the waist down stated that he felt like he is not left with any other choice but to go public with “serious concerns” about how Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies are treating the injured ex-soldiers.

He shared his story in a news conference about the struggle to find a job because with his disability. He mentioned that “for some of us, the term meaningful employment is equivalent to any employment.” He elaborated that “there’s a number of able-bodied people in expensive suits that will go on the record and state that there are all sorts of wonderful programs and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities, especially those that served in the Canadian Forces. Well, I’m here to ask those suits one simple question: Show me. Show me where those opportunities and jobs are.”

Desjardins pointed out that he has presented “countless resumes” since he left the army, but was only met with “prejudice” and physical requirements not enough in the job postings. He said the phrase “priority hiring” is “tossed around like it’s a gift to the troops…until you read the fine print.”