If this was about privacy and the families I would agree with the decision. But I think that it's obvious that with the current heat the government is in with troops taking casualties in Afghanistan and the mood of the people, that there are obviously other forces and motives at work. Personally I always agreed with the Afghan war and think we should still be in there. The sacrifises our soldiers are making maybe aren't vital to our security, but they are making the world a better place, and Canada as a 'have' nation, I think should be involved in that. Of course, support for the effort is waning drastically.
I don't see what the problem is with allowing the media a 'media area' as they have had in the past, where they are allowed access to the event, but are kept away from the families. I don't recall familes complaining at the last event. This will give the nation it's opportunity to remember and honor the sacrifises and give us transparency of the system and effort.
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