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Originally Posted by Locke
I find it particularly ironic that this comes from the current Federal Government that, despite claiming to owe Veterans 'everything' cant seem to manage to fit them in as a line-item in their budget.
"We owe them everything! Except money....they cant have that. Everything else though..."
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Locke. Not everything is an opportunity to whine about the liberal or NDP governments. Their job is to operate somewhat within their budget and you have to know militaries cost a fortune and Canadians don't value - and historically haven't really needed to - costly military spending since we're so closely allied with the USA.
Remembrance Day is partly about remembering/honouring our soldiers, but from a government's perspective, it's a huge marketing drive to attract young people to the military. There is nothing ironic about marketing Remembrance Day by venerating the military - they want people to join that are attracted to being part of that tradition.
It's a win-win for the government. They get to broadcast their national pride and veterans really do expect (and deserve) that in addition to attracting people that want to be part of the military. It's tacky to criticize them on this IMO. They need to attract people and they are expected to pay their tribute to past soldiers - there is nothing here to be partisan about.