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Originally Posted by Sliver
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.
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I agree and disagree.
I agree that we need to attract qualified individuals into our Armed Forces, but I disagree that the Government isnt pandering.
Armed Forces = Easy Votes.
Support the Troops!
The fact of the matter though is that they're not putting their money where their mouth is.
They want to attract people into the Military? There are ways of doing it and pure BS 'lip-service' isnt it.
You want to know why the vast majority of people go into the Military? Usually because a family member was a part of it. Its a tradition.
But if you treat that family member like dirt afterwards its going to sour the taste.
Canada doesnt have to be on the front-lines of defending Global Freedom abroad. We dont have the resources and we dont have the clout. If we want people to willingly join our armed forces we have to stop treating our veterans like an bad rash.
And honestly, any veteran that sees this ad campaign is probably rolling their eyes at the BS of it.