Newly released documents offer a glimpse into how high-level government officials grappled to respond to the revelation that Veterans Affairs was funding the PTSD treatment of a Halifax man convicted of killing an off-duty police officer. Trevor Nicholson, a senior policy analyst with Veterans Affairs, outlined for several of his colleagues how the department's mental health policy functions. Mary Nicholson, director of health care and rehabilitation programs for Veterans Affairs, agreed with Williamson's approach. Even Veterans Affairs deputy minister Walt Natynczyk and associate deputy minister Lisa Campbell weighed in on what the department told the media. In September, Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan said future benefits would not be provided to a veteran's family member who is incarcerated in a federal facility.

Source: CBC News December 31, 2018 00:56 UTC