Ottawa Should Compensate Afghan Interpreters, Ombudsperson Says

Ottawa Should Compensate Afghan Interpreters, Ombudsperson Says
The facade of the headquarters of the Department of National Defence is pictured in Ottawa, on April 3, 2013. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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A military watchdog says Ottawa should financially compensate Afghan Canadians who served as interpreters for the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan and later suffered mental distress.

A report by the ombudsperson for the Department of National Defence says the language and cultural advisers who worked during Canada’s involvement in the Afghanistan conflict were ultimately failed by the department.