The Conservatives are decrying a push by the federal Liberals to retroactively amend a law which some lawyers believe is a way to avoid paying out veterans over a federal error that may be responsible for overcharging them thousands of dollars.

The Carney government’s budget implementation act contains an amendment that it says “clarifies” the formula used to calculate long-term care costs for veterans.

Lawyers in a proposed class action contend the federal government has been overcharging veterans for long-term care due to a decades-long miscalculation.

The amendment, if passed, would be retroactive — and potentially spell the end of litigation intended to reimburse affected veterans and their families.

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