Armed Forces Pensioners ’ / Annuitants ’ Association of Canada

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Canadian Forces Canadian Forces Logistics AssociationLogistics Association

NCR ChapterNCR Chapter

Armed Forces Pensioners’/ Armed Forces Pensioners’/ Annuitants’ Association of Annuitants’ Association of

CanadaCanada

Lt-Col (Ret) Charles N. McCabe, OMM, CD

AFP/AAC MissionAFP/AAC Mission

To promote and protect the rights To promote and protect the rights and interest of Canadian Forces and interest of Canadian Forces retirees and their survivorsretirees and their survivors

AFP/AAC AffiliationsAFP/AAC Affiliations

National Council of Veteran National Council of Veteran Associations in Canada (NCVA)Associations in Canada (NCVA)

Common Front for Retirement Common Front for Retirement Security (CFRS). Security (CFRS).

AFP/AAC ActivitiesAFP/AAC Activities

Pension Surplus litigationPension Surplus litigation

Marriage after 60Marriage after 60

Agent OrangeAgent Orange

New Veterans Charter New Veterans Charter

Pension Surplus LitigationPension Surplus Litigation

Began in 1998 when Martin’s Liberal Began in 1998 when Martin’s Liberal Government seized surplus in PSSA, Government seized surplus in PSSA, CFSA and RCMPSACFSA and RCMPSA

Multi-year court battle ended in the Multi-year court battle ended in the Supreme Court of Canada in 2013Supreme Court of Canada in 2013

We LOSTWe LOST

Marriage after 60Marriage after 60((Gold DiggerGold Digger))

CFSA contains caveat:CFSA contains caveat:31(1) Subject to section 25.1 but notwithstanding 31(1) Subject to section 25.1 but notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any other provision of this Act, the survivor of a the survivor of a contributor is not entitled to an annual contributor is not entitled to an annual allowanceallowance in respect of the contributor under this in respect of the contributor under this Part if at the time the contributor married the Part if at the time the contributor married the survivor or began to cohabit with the survivor in a survivor or began to cohabit with the survivor in a relationship of a conjugal nature, relationship of a conjugal nature, the contributor the contributor had attained the age of sixty yearshad attained the age of sixty years unless, after unless, after that time, the contributor became or continued to that time, the contributor became or continued to be a contributor.be a contributor.

Agent OrangeAgent Orange

Ex gratia payment issuesEx gratia payment issues

Disability pension/awardDisability pension/award

New Veterans Charter New Veterans Charter

Seeking improvement through Seeking improvement through National Council of Veterans National Council of Veterans Associations (NCVA)Associations (NCVA)

AFP/AAC MissionAFP/AAC Mission

To promote and protect the rights To promote and protect the rights and interest of Canadian Forces and interest of Canadian Forces retirees and their survivorsretirees and their survivors