Canadian Govt error.

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  1. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

  2. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

  3. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    I would question whether THE LIBERALS are to blame as opposed to some civil servant.

    But that is galling!!
     
  4. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    Chris
    Five ministers in four years would lead one to believe that no one takes the portfolio seriously.
     
  5. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

  6. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    That IS shameful. Full stop. And so is this video.

    It doesn't really address the question of whether the video was produced by politicians or civil servants, though. I think it is entirely possible that there is rot in the department itself. And I'm not aware of any recent government which has really done well by veterans. The Harper government made cuts. I bet there were bad decisions made under the Chretien government as well - I just haven't turned them up with a quick google search. This blog post and comments from 2010 don't paint a rosy picture - Just The Facts: How Much Is Spent On Veterans? - Veterans Ombudsman. "Did you know that for the last twenty years spending on Veterans has averaged 1.35% of Federal spending. Spending on Veterans has been very stable regardless of which political party has been in power or whether the Government has been in a deficit or surplus financial situation."

    To sum up, I think we have a systemic problem here.
     
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  7. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    The meek shall inherit the earth

    blessed are the cheesemakers
     
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  8. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Mmmmm are we talking politics here ?

    Tut tut.


    Take the piss out of the vid by all means but we do have a no politics policy on here.


    Masonic Rule instituted.
     
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  9. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Letting it slide, as the core error's quite funny & very WW2-related, but a friendly reminder that we don't do modern politics any more, chaps.


    Edit: Cross-post with the man above!
     
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  10. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    To Owen and Adam.
    Me thinks Seroster hits the nail on the head. The lack of attention paid to vets is systemic be it a Liberal or Conservative government.
     
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    canuck Closed Account

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  12. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    Canuck
    A photo of our PM posing in the trench at Vimy Ridge during the 100 year anniversary two years ago. Nice hair, eh?
     
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  13. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Edited the title to something less jarringly partisan/political.
    And, with regret, closing the thread for a bit.

    Sorry, chaps, but modern politics has been poison to here. We ain't having it any more.

    ~A
     
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