OTTAWA - Opposition parties accused the Harper government of breaking its word, and demanded the military show compassion for a soldier who attempted suicide last year and has been put back on the fast-track for dismissal.
Liberal defence critic Joyce Murray says the case involving Master Cpl. Kristian Wolowidnyk raises questions of integrity and good faith.
The former combat engineer's story made headlines last November when it was revealed he tried to take his own life after the army began the process of giving him a medical discharge because of his post-traumatic stress disorder.
The military backed down when his case became public, but last week reversed itself and said he doesn't qualify to remain in the military.
Murray says Wolowidnyk has lived up to his pledge by serving the country overseas during war and now it's time for the government to honour the commitment made last year.
A spokeswoman for Defence Minister Rob Nicholson suggested on Sunday that the government would not interfere in the decision to release Wolowidnyk, who served in Afghanistan in 2009-10.