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IAFF Canada Statement on Budget 2017 The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) welcomes the announcement in Budget 2017 of the establishment of a national Community Heroes benefit for the families of fallen fire fighters and other public safety officers. The IAFF commends Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Government and Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, for listening to the IAFF and other first responder agencies and for following through on a commitment to address this longstanding and important issue. The benefit, a one-time, tax-free and direct payment to the surviving family of fire fighters, police, paramedics and other public safety officer who die in the line of duty, helps ensure that survivors do not have to worry about their immediate financial security at the same time they are dealing with their grief. Budget 2017 provides $80 million over five years beginning in 20182019 for the benefit and $20 million thereafter. It also allows a grateful nation to recognize the sacrifice of a fallen public safety officer for a sacrifice that is made on behalf of all Canadians and establishes a minimum baseline of compensation that the survivors of all public safety officers across Canada are entitled to, regardless of the city or province in which they worked. Quote: “The International Association of Fire Fighters commends the Liberal Government for keeping its promise and for establishing a Community Heroes benefit in Budget 2017. This benefit will allow a grateful nation to formally recognize the sacrifices made by fallen fire fighters and other public safety officers and will ensure once and for all that their families don’t have to worry about their immediate financial security.” – IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger Contact: Scott Marks, Assistant to the General President for Canadian Operations IAFF Canadian Office 613-301-7073-
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