Poilievre promises to cut red tape, set up support for veterans – National [Video]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to cut red tape and step up support for veterans Saturday.

Poilievre unveiled his party’s plan for veterans during a press conference in Nepean, the suburban Ottawa community that contains the neighbouring ridings where he and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are running.

Carney did not have any public events scheduled. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s itinerary shows he will hold an evening event in Timmins, Ont.

Poilievre is vying for re-election in the riding of Carleton, where Saturday’s announcement took place, while Carney is carrying the Liberal banner in the Nepean riding.

Poilievre said his party would ensure military veterans’ disability applications are automatically approved if they’re not processed within four months.

Veterans have long complained about a backlog in getting those applications approved, resulting in delays in payments for those leaving active service.

“Veterans that have sacrificed so much to defend our country deserve to have us all championing …