George Harris Hees (Minister of Veterans Affairs; Minister of State (Seniors))
Progressive Conservative
Hon. George Hees (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State (Seniors)):
Grants paid to recipients in the Metropolitan Toronto area for the period September 4, 1984 to May 31, 1988:
Assistance Fund
Grants paid under the Assistance Fund Regulations, of up to five hundred dollars to eligible veterans to meet unforeseen emergency needs and unexpected
contingencies $189,000 Treatment Allowances
Grants paid under the Veterans Treatment Regulations, to pensioners who were receiving treatment for their pensioned disability $613,000
Last Post fund
Grants paid under the Last Post Fund Regulations to reimburse the Fund for expenses incurred for the funeral and burial of indigent veterans $821,000 Children of War Dead/Pensioners Training
Motions
Allowances and Tuition Fees paid under the Children of the War Dead Regulations, to eligible students registered in recognized universities or colleges
Also, the payment of allowances and tuition under the Pensioners Training Regulations to eligible pensioners who are registered in approved retraining programs. $252,000 Prosthetic Services
Grants paid to Sunnybrook Medical Centre to reimburse the Hospital for the salary of one prosthetist through a federal-provincial agreement. $104,000 Pension-Burial Grants
Grants paid under the Pension Act to provide for the funeral and burial entlited pensioners $307,000
Subtopic: VETERANS AFFAIRS-EXPENDITURES IN METRO TORONTO AREA