Soldier praised for heroism in Afghanistan dies
A former soldier whose bravery in Afghanistan almost 17 years ago won him Canada's second-highest citation for bravery in combat — the Star of Military Valour — has died.
Source: cbc.ca
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Federal minister urges veterans offered MAID to come forward
If veterans are not coming forward, it’s because the trust has been broken with the minister and his department, a Conservative MP said
Source: windsorstar.com
Former paralympian tells MPs veterans department offered her assisted death
A paraplegic former member of the Canadian military shocked MPs on Thursday by testifying that she was offered, in writing, the opportunity for a medically assisted death — and that the Department of Veterans Affairs even offered to provide equipment.
Source: cbc.ca
'The least they could do': Veterans push Canada to award its first Victoria Cross
A passionate debate over how to define military valour — and what a Canadian soldier must do to win the country’s highest battlefield honour — has been raging quietly this year among veterans and the halls of Parliament. At its centre is a growing sense of dismay among some former Canadian soldiers over the military’s refusal to recognize some acts of heroism in Afghanistan with the modern version of the Victoria Cross.
Source: cbc.ca