Military Ombudsman Says Families Need More Home-Front Help

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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In a recently released report by Canada’s military ombudsman, he advised that the Canadian Forces shall provide more support to spouses and children of military personnel in order to curtail the disruptive effect their career has on fundamental aspects of family life, for example employment, health care, housing and child care. The report released on Tuesday, entitled ‘On the Homefront,’ assesses the Well-Being of Canada’s Military Families in the New Millennium, asks the government to reconsider as to how military life affects the lives of spouses and children of personnel.

The report’s author, Pierre Daigle, stated that moving frequently results in long deployments and the risks that come with the job all take a toll not just on soldiers but on their loved ones. It was highlighted that an estimated time of 20 years of a “war footing” and near constant deployment to overseas operations, support for Canadian military personnel and their families is at an all-time high, there remains much room for improvement.

Daigle wrote that “families are not looking for shortcuts or handouts or preferential treatment of any sort.” He added that “they are simply looking for an opportunity to raise a family in a relatively stable, nurturing family environment.” The report said that “the requirement for military families to pick up and move on a recurring basis has a highly disruptive influence on family life.” It concluded that “in the view of many commanders, service providers and observers, it is the single most unsettling feature of the CF lifestyle.”

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