Tensions ran high in the House of Commons on Thursday over Veterans Affairs Canada's decision to pay for the PTSD treatment of a Halifax man who murdered an off-duty police officer. The Conservatives made Christopher Garnier's case a focus of question period, pressing the Trudeau government to halt payments. Tories 'torqued up' political gains: PMAfter the barrage of questions, some of them fielded by the veterans affairs minister and the minister of the status of women, Trudeau eventually said the level of debate had sunk too far. Conservative veterans affairs critic Phil McColeman told reporters outside the Commons that many Canadians were outraged Garnier continued to receive Veterans Affairs benefits despite never serving in uniform. A Halifax court heard last month that Garnier was seeing a private psychologist, with Veterans Affairs covering the cost because his father was a veteran who has also been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Source: CBC News September 21, 2018 07:52 UTC