Petition to Stand Up for
Veteran's Right
You can print this and get it filled out, and return it to us at:
The Remember November 11 Association
1717 Oxford Street East,
London, Ontario
N5V 2Z5
Our petition has the following goals:
"to conduct a full and honest debate on the future of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the services and benefits provided to our veterans, including those who have served as peacekeepers. And that we further call upon the Government of Canada to respect the will of Parliament and immediately implement any motions or legislation passed by the House of Commons recommending changes to better serve our veterans.
Click here to view the petition as a pdf. You can print this page and once it is full you can send it to your Member of Paliament.
You can also get over 100 signatures and submit to your
local Member of Parliament.
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August 17, 2010
Ombudsman slams 'deceptive' Veterans Affairs
Veterans ombudsman Pat Stogran expressed his fury at a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday over the federal government's treatment of servicemen and women.
Read more and view videos at: http://www.cbc.ca
That’s Stogran, in the lower left-hand corner of the pamphlet, just back from Afghanistan. Then Lt.-Col. Pat Stogran (he’s now retired) commanded the Princess Pats in Afghanistan that year.
That’s a Canadian Alliance pamphlet, promising soldiers the party would “demonstrate (our) pride by giving the Canadian Forces the support and respect they so rightly deserve.”
“I’ve been window dressing before. And treated as such,” Stogran said.
Pamphlet referred to by Stogran
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April 21, 2010
Parkwood Hospital is closing 72 beds and laying off staff as the number of Second World War and Korean War veterans cared for at the London facility continues to decline.
The hospital announced Tuesday that the first 36 beds will be closed in September, followed by another 36 a year later.
Read More at LFPress.com |