Internal Audit Raises Red Flags Over Maintenance of Graves, Cemeteries for Veterans

A woman walks among the rows of Canadian soldier's grave stones at the National Military Cemetery in Ottawa on Nov. 10, 2021. The Canadian PressAdrian Wyld

An internal report by Veterans Affairs Canada is raising red flags over the country’s military graves and cemeteries, warning that more permanent funding is needed to keep them from falling into disrepair.

The report is the result of an internal audit following up on a similar review six years ago. At that time, nearly 45,000 out of the estimated 207,000 graves of Canada’s veterans were in a state of disrepair because of a lack of resources.