Federal government looking to settle lawsuit over $165 million error in veterans benefits

The federal government is in exploratory talks to settle a combined class-action lawsuit over a $165 million accounting error at Veterans Affairs Canada that shortchanged more than 250,000 mostly elderly former soldiers, sailors and aircrew, CBC News has learned. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/veterans-class-action-1.5877892?cmp=rss #news/politics