Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Rick Mercer

Rick Mercer: The CBC host, who has been a steadfast critic of Tory policy on veterans , eviscerated the government on his show Tuesday night for closing support offices and failing to show proper respect to those who fought for Canada, according to Huffington Post. "So now with new vets, say from Afghanistan, when they re injured or disabled, our government likes to give them a one-time lump sum payment, no fuss no muss, and then you re on your own and don't call us, my friend, when the money runs out," Mercer said. "Remember our prime minister likes to fancy himself a bit of an economist." Rick Mercer can't believe how the Conservative government treats veterans. Mercer singled out Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino for waging a "covert war" on veterans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.