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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
It was very nice to see the changing of public opinion and appreciation of the military while in Afghanistan. Prior to that the military, wrongly, was looked down on my the Canadain Public.
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Not just the public. The Canadian government had little respect for the men in woman in uniform, with Jean Chretien, Trudeau and Clarke in particular deciding that Soldiers were nothing more then knuckle dragging morons who were a waste of any tax payers dollars but were willing to send them into danger when it was politically expedient.
Even Brian Mulroney who came to office with promises to modernize the forces ultimately lied to every man and woman in uniform.
while I have a great deal of respect for Harper and what he's attempting to do he hasn't done enough to address pay issues and veteran care.
Every Prime Minister going back to King has tossed knives.