Just when Ottawa bureaucrats and politicians thought they would have a quiet week following unsuccessful attempts to placate stakeholders in an Ottawa conference room this week (click here for article), all of Hades breaks loose. One conscientious Canadian reader was supportive of my latest piece (click here) . If only Ottawa was as supportive of…
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Veterans need to shed their well-indoctrinated sense of loyalty and sacrifice to a government system that has neither shown them loyalty at the senior levels nor sacrifice.
Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times
Veterans files: Veterans Affairs Canada, now led by Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney, pictured on Parliament Hill in…
The responsibility for designating a Special Duty Area (SDA) and a Special Duty Order (SDO) lies with the Minister of National Defence. The process also involves advising the Minister of Veterans Affairs due primarily to the fact that service in either is “integral to the provision of benefits” [1]
SDA’s and SDO’s require two basic criteria…
Our democratic building can withstand removing the bureaucratic and political façade which fails to cultivate trust through collaboration, coordination and cooperation.
Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times
Power and Parliament: Should we care that we have lost substantial faith and much trust in Ottawa and its institutions, asks government accountability advocate Sean…
There is much talk of unity which all seems to hinge upon one supreme leader. There are many options as to how a unified organization can be structured but I would suggest that the search for a supreme leader places too much hope and responsibility in one person’s hands. Just as the new organization would represent many voices, the leadership should…
Kenneth Young is an articulate and persistent advocate for the rights of disabled veterans and their families. Today, Kenneth drafted profound commentary on the current lack of debate at the public and national level as to how veterans and their families are being (mis)treated (see below).
I am honoured that a single line of my article posted on VeteransofCanada.ca…
This weekend (July 8,9 & 10, 2011) the Canadian Veterans National Rendezvous will take place in Niagara Falls. Michael Blais, the founder of the Canadian Veterans Advocacy is the main organizer of the 2011 Rendezvous. He was also the organizer of the first national day of protest in support of veterans held on November 6,…
The Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) released their report card this week on the state of Freedom of Expression in Canada. It is a firmly substantiated, perceptive and wisely written report. It also leaves Canada with some scathingly low grades in many areas of freedom of expression. All Canadians need to be concerned.
Why? Canada…
After a rather long and much needed break, I have returned to update the website. This will be a daunting task as there have been hundreds of articles concerning veterans, the privacy scandal and the sad lack of change in government’s willingness to improve conditions for not just injured soldiers, veterans and their families, but…