Dene Moore | THE CANADIAN PRESS | The Province | At least one veterans group promises to campaign against the Harper Conservatives because of a stand taken by federal lawyers, who argue the country holds no extraordinary social obligation to ex-soldiers.
The lawyers, fighting a class-action lawsuit in British Columbia, asked a judge to dismiss the court action filed by injured Afghan veterans, saying Ottawa owes them nothing more than what they have already received under its controversial New Veterans Charter.
The stand drew an incendiary reaction from veterans advocates, who warned they are losing patience with the Harper government, which has made supporting the troops one of its political battle cries.
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July 31, 2013
‘Beyond Bullying and Insulting’: Wounded Afghan War Vet from B.C. Joins Legal Fight Over Reduced Benefits
The Province | Vancouver - An Afghanistan war veteran says he is infuriated with the Harper government after federal lawyers argued in B.C. Supreme Court that Canada holds no extraordinary social obligation to former soldiers.
The lawyers, fighting a class-action lawsuit in B.C., asked a judge to dismiss the court action filed by injured Afghan veterans, saying Ottawa owes them nothing more than what they have already received under its New Veterans Charter. The stand drew an incendiary reaction from veterans advocates, including one of the plaintiffs in the case, Kevin Berry.
The Port Moody, B.C., veteran said he is losing patience with the federal Tories, whose lawyers he said are bullying ex-soldiers with their argument in court last week that soldiers should elect a new government if they aren’t happy with the controversial new charter.
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The lawyers, fighting a class-action lawsuit in B.C., asked a judge to dismiss the court action filed by injured Afghan veterans, saying Ottawa owes them nothing more than what they have already received under its New Veterans Charter. The stand drew an incendiary reaction from veterans advocates, including one of the plaintiffs in the case, Kevin Berry.
The Port Moody, B.C., veteran said he is losing patience with the federal Tories, whose lawyers he said are bullying ex-soldiers with their argument in court last week that soldiers should elect a new government if they aren’t happy with the controversial new charter.
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September 27, 2012
For ‘Operators’ Pen is Mightier
National Post | Kandahar Journal | Richard Johnson | These aren’t men you’d describe as approachable. Something about their mix of self-assurance, muscular build, facial hair and abundant tattoos keeps you at bay. Something around their eyes warns you off — the dull clarity in their unflinching gaze, hinting at knowledge of things best left unknown. There’s something in their movements, something calculating, something constantly measuring, something pent up, leashed, held in check. These are not men you’d like the look of, but these are the quiet professionals of Canada’s Special Operations Regiment (CSOR).
Officially CSOR is a high-readiness Special Operations Force (SOF) capable of conducting independent operations … on behalf of the Government of Canada. These were the men that we sent to Libya to secure the safety of our embassy staff there in Tripoli, in 2011. These same men have been conducting operations against the Taliban since 2006, interdicting, capturing or eliminating threats to our regular forces in theatre. These men are a big part of the reason that our losses here have not been higher. (READ MORE)
July 16, 2009
(VIDEO) Canadian Firefight in Afghanistan
Firefight with Canadian forces against Taliban during Operation Zahar, a joint Afghan National army / coalition forces security operation to remove Taliban forces from the Zjarey district.
August 11, 2008
August 10, 2008
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