 | Veterans Charter and Post-World War II Canada Subjects: Veterans -- Legal status laws etc -- Canada; World War 1939–1945 -- Veterans -- Canada; Veterans -- Government policy -- Canada; Canada -- Social conditions -- 1945–1971; Rehabilitating Canada's soldiers to civilian life following World War II was a massive undertaking. The Veterans Charter, the program devised by the federal government to do this, promised to provide "opportunity with security" and was one of the building blocks of the Canadian welfare state. This collection of essays by some of Canada's leading historians explores the Charter's origins, history, and benefits as well as highlights its role in the development of the Canadian welfare state and postwar society. Neary Peter : Peter Neary (1938-2024) was professor emeritus in the Department of History at University of Western Ontario. |
