Some questions for Canada´s Veterans Affairs Minister Thompson

Re: "Veterans Affairs´ spending is not top heavy, says Thompson," (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, Feb. 11, p. 8). Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson claims that he and the Conservatives "happily side with the veterans at every turn," but I´d like him to explain a few points.

Did Mr. Thompson and the Tories side with the veterans when they voted against the NDP´s veterans´ first motion,...