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| The next time you see one of these boxes, read for yourself what our veterans need donations for. Seems to me the real crime is how our government treats our own vets. |
This year, more than most, we have seen a rash of poppy boxes being stolen off counter tops right across the country. Popular media has jumped on these “unconscionable lower then low thieves”. How can anyone steal from our poor veterans? The populace reaction has been pretty much shared by almost every story written, shown or talked about in the media and of course they all have it totally wrong – or at least, the attention has been given to the wrong story. The real story here is why do our “respected and honoured” veterans have to rely on donations for things like meals on wheels or for medical aids? This is a disgrace that we as Canadians allow our government to treat the people we collectively put in harm’s way to serve the interests of Canada so poorly that they require good Samaritans to donate so they have access to meals on wheels. Have you ever actually read a poppy box? I did recently and was shocked at what our veterans are obviously not getting from their previous employer. I did a little more research and found over the last 2 decades it’s been getting worse and worse for our veterans. Actually if you go way back in the archives, you will find our veterans have really never been treated respectfully. Below are a few news pieces I was able to find but in speaking with elders and reading what I could find on the subject, it seems this has always been the case. What can we do? Ask your MP – Why do our veterans rely on poppy box donations?
We collectively sent them to war. We collectively should be responsible for their well being...if they survive.
Canada’s treatment of war veterans 'a national embarrassment'
Sheardown, 85, is a former bomber pilot and a Canadian hero who, along with former ambassador Ken Taylor, played a key role in the rescue of six Americans during the Iranian hostage crisis 30 years ago.
Suffering from Alzheimer’s and recovering from a broken hip, the long-time Canadian diplomat is languishing in hospital and faces a wait of up to 18 months for a bed in a veterans’ long-term home in Ottawa, the Star revealed Friday
Ombudsman blasts government's treatment of veterans
The outgoing veterans' ombudsman, retired colonel Pat Stogran, is going out firing his guns at the Conservative government and federal bureaucrats, expressing his anger at how Ottawa treats its veterans.
"It is beyond my comprehension how the system could knowingly deny so many of our veterans the services and benefits that the people and the government of Canada recognized a long, long time ago as being their obligation to provide," he said.
Veterans protest Canada-wide for change
“We don’t think the veterans are being treated the way they should, the way the Canadian people would want them to be treated,” said Brace, as he stood outside the Daniel J. MacDonald building wearing his uniform decorated with medals and a protest sign reading: ‘Veterans are frustrated and angry’
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