e-3441 (Veterans' affairs)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Veterans Affairs
- The 1901 Militia Pensions Act contained a clause, known as the ‘gold-digger clause’ that disallowed pensions to survivors of veterans who married after the age of 60;
- Spouses of veterans, including common-law partners, who marry after the age of 60 are not entitled to the automatic survivor pensions under the Canadians Forces Superannuation Act;
- The National Council of Veterans' Associations, the RCMP Veterans Association, and the Armed Forces Pensioner’s/Annuitants’ Association of Canada have advocated for the elimination of the “marriage after 60” clause;
- The Prime Minister’s 2015 and 2017 mandate letters to his Minister of Veterans Affairs directed the elimination of the “marriage after 60” clause;
- The “Veterans Survivors Fund” in the 2019 Budget has not been successfully rolled out to survivors of Veterans;
- The Lifespan of Canadians is much longer now than in the early 20th century;
- We should not punish Veterans for finding love after the age of 60; and
- Veterans are choosing to live in poverty now, halving their pension, in order to give their survivor a portion of their pension after their death;
- Open for signature
- May 19, 2021, at 9:23 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- August 17, 2021, at 9:23 a.m. (EDT)
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 119 |
British Columbia | 206 |
Manitoba | 40 |
New Brunswick | 76 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 28 |
Northwest Territories | 2 |
Nova Scotia | 110 |
Ontario | 223 |
Prince Edward Island | 4 |
Quebec | 123 |
Saskatchewan | 33 |