eter ans ▁Affairs . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁federal ▁election ▁but ▁returned ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁re app oint ed ▁to ▁the ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁port folio . ▁Mac Donald ▁reform ed ▁veter ans ' ▁p ensions ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁more ▁gener ous ▁and ▁introduced ▁dis ability ▁p ensions ▁and ▁p ensions ▁for ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Pierre ▁Elli ott ▁Tru de au ▁under to ok ▁an ▁initi ative ▁to ▁decent ral ize ▁government ▁away ▁from ▁Ott awa . ▁He ▁and ▁Mac Donald ▁de vised ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁from ▁Ott awa ▁to ▁Char l ott et own , ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island . ▁The ▁department ' s ▁head ▁office , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁V eter ans ▁Review ▁and ▁App e al ▁Board , ▁have ▁been ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Daniel ▁J . ▁Mac Donald ▁Building ▁( the ▁" D J M ") ▁in ▁P E I ' s ▁capital ▁ever ▁since . ▁( In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁a ▁second ▁building ▁two ▁blocks ▁from ▁the ▁DJ M , ▁the ▁Jean ▁Can field ▁Building ▁( the ▁" J CB "), ▁was ▁constructed ▁to ▁house ▁other ▁federal ▁government ▁offices , ▁including ▁some ▁from ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁Canada .) ▁The ▁department ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁major ▁economic ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁P E I , ▁and ▁has