Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals promised a return to lifelong pensions as their priority commitment to veterans. This should happen. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, pictured Nov. 11, 2015, at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright By SEAN BRUYEA PUBLISHED : THE HILL TIMES…
Archive for the ‘Persian Gulf War 90-91 Issues’ Category
by Mike Blanchfield-THE OTTAWA CITIZEN-March 3, 2006 (A.3) After more than a decade of delay, Canadian veterans of the first Persian Gulf War will now be getting commemorative thank-you medals from the Kuwaiti government for liberating the tiny state from Saddam Hussein’s occupying forces in 1991. The decision to distribute the medals came yesterday in…
By Mike Blanchfield-THE OTTAWA CITIZEN (CANWEST NEWS)-February 28, 2006 OTTAWA – Fifteen years after the first Gulf War to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein, a set of commemorative thank-you medals from the Kuwaiti government to Canadian troops involved in Operation Desert Storm appears to have vanished in the fog of war. In the years following…
by Jennifer Campbell -THE OTTAWA CITIZEN-March 1, 2005. (A.5) Veterans Affairs gave pensions, but never any recognition The government of Kuwait gave its thanks yesterday to Canadians who helped liberate the country during the Gulf War, marking the 14th anniversary of the end of the war. According to the veterans, the ceremony also marked the…
They’re still fighting – this time for benefits By Robert Smol-THE TORONTO STAR-Section: Editorial, pg. A24 Sean Bruyea is a retired air force officer and disabled war veteran. But you will not see him in the next few days selling poppies in the local mall or attending meetings at the Legion. In fact Bruyea, who…
Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2002 | 8:16 AM ET CBC News Some Canadians who served during the Persian Gulf War say they’re bitter that another Remembrance Day will pass without Ottawa including them in official ceremonies. Many of the former soldiers are also waiting for financial help as they cope with various conditions –…