Retired Saskatchewan reservist says he’s being denied teaching pension benefit

A retired reservist who served in Afghanistan says he’s being denied the opportunity to buy back pension benefits for his teaching job.
Rod Dignean took a one-year leave from his position at a Saskatchewan school for a tour of duty with the Canadian Armed Forces in 2013.
Dignean says he’s since been trying to buy back pension benefits through the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation, but has been told he’s not eligible because he wasn’t on an educational leave.
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