The silent wounds of war
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Canadians must never forget the silent wounds war has left on generations of soldiers and their families, Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson said today.
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Veterans Affairs Canada: Canadians Remember the Brutal Battle of Ortona in Italy
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
ORTONA, ITALY (MARKET WIRE) The ancient town of Ortona holds grim memories for Canadians. Sixty-six years ago it was the site of some of the most bitter fighting of the Second World War. A Government of Canada delegation, led by the Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, stopped in Ortona today as they visited a number of historic sites with great significance for Canadians in the...
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Two forgotten wars for most Canadians: Korea--and Italy
The Torch (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Korea . Italy : A small group of veterans is returning to Italy where they waged one of the longest, fiercest campaigns of the Second World War. During a kick-off event Friday at Sunnybrook hospital, home to about 500 war veterans, Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson called the trip to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Italian campaign a “journey of honour and remembrance.” “Together,...
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Veterans Affairs Canada: Government of Canada and Canadian Football League Bring Grey Cup to Veterans' Centre
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) Veterans Affairs Canada joined the Canadian Football League today, for the Grey Cup Community Veterans' Visitation that brought the Grey Cup to Veterans at the Carewest Colonel Belcher Centre. CFL alumni Ezzrett "Sugarfoot" Anderson, John Helton and Leo Ezerins and players Ben Archibald and Joffrey Reynolds were also on hand to visit with Veterans.
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We must re-imagine our school cultures and end the madness of high stakes testing / standards-based reform
Moving at the Speed of Creativity (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Greg Thompson in his post, “The Landscape of Educational Culture” has it right. We must re-imagine our schools and end the madness of high stakes testing as well as “standards-based” educational reform. He writes: We can’t have both. We can’t create a thriving, innovative, creative, vibrant learning environment and pair it with common standards supported by [...]...
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MPs clam around and a real Ms. Salmon
Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) held a reception to persuade MPs to create a federal Aquaculture Act. Gail Shea (left), Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, with the executive director of CAIA, Ruth Salmon. Yes, her last name really is Salmon. Conservative commentator and Summa Strategies VP Tim Powers and Liberal MP Judy Foote. Greg Thompson, minister [...]
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Remembrance Day
Ian's Messy Desk (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Image via Wikipedia Today is Remembrance Day. Remembrance Day 2 Learn about how the first Remembrance Day in Canada came to be and who initiated this holiday. Veterans Affairs Canada This site is the Canadian Veterans Affairs web site. You will find Books of Remembrance here, songs that were popular during war time, information on WWI and WWII [...]
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Remembrance Day – Veterans’ Pensions
Michael James on Money (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Canada owes its war veterans a great deal. It’s hard to put a price on freedom. Looking for a connection between money and Remembrance Day, I wondered how we support our injured war heroes. It’s nice to stick ribbons on cars, but wounded soldiers need cold hard cash to put food on the table. According to this Veterans Affairs Disability Pension Program document , a soldier wounded during...
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Lest We Forget
Cockpit Conversation (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Excerpt from In Flanders Fields by Lt.-Col. John McCrae (1872 - 1918) When I was a kid, we used to watch elderly veterans in the Remembrance Day parade and think that one day the there would be no war veterans left to march, and then eventually no one left at all who remembered...
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"Canada Remembers": Remembrance Day on YouTube
The Torch (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
In the Ottawa Citizen's business section for some very strange reason; should have been on the front page (much more on Remembrance Day at the post immediately below): Veterans invade cyberspace The government-sponsored YouTube channel aims to bring the Remembrance Day message to the Internet generation, writes Vito Pilieci. Canada's war veterans are storming onto YouTube in a government bid to highlight...
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Remembrance Day - Canadians share family stories of sacrifice online
ITBusiness.ca - Top Stories (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Veterans Affairs Canada is tapping new media channels such as YouTube and Facebook to help Canadians share their stories on Remembrance Day. Meanwhile, the Canadian War Museum won't be able to host its usual toolkit because of an ongoing strike.
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"Canada Remembers": Remembrance Day on YouTube
small dead animals (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Good on Veterans Affairs Canada: More here, including link to main Remembrance Day post at The Torch....
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CASLPA Supports National Veterans' Week November 5-11, 2009, Canada
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) estimates there are over 750,000 Canadian Forces (CF) veterans in Canada.
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Veterans Week 2009 and Remembrance Day
The Torch (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The official site at Veterans Affairs Canada. A listing of events across the country here , and a map .
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Veterans Affairs Canada and How will you remember?: Veterans' Week-November 5 to 11: How Will You Remember?
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) This Veterans' Week, November 5 to 11, Canadians across the country will join together to show how they remember and honour our Veterans. As this important week starts Thursday, the Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, is encouraging all Canadians to think about how they will remember this Veterans' Week.