Legion, Other Veterans Groups to Get $20M to Weather COVID 19

Legion, Other Veterans Groups to Get $20M to Weather COVID 19
People visit Parliament Hill as poppies are projected on the Peace Tower in Ottawa on Nov. 9, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—On the eve of Remembrance Day, the federal Liberal government is moving ahead with plans to provide emergency assistance to veterans organizations battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government first set aside $20 million for veterans groups that provide services to former military personnel in the COVID-19 relief bill passed by Parliament last month.