The bureaucratic source, who played a key role in implementing the changes more than a decade ago, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants “badly” to eclipse his father’s legacy and eventually eliminate the military’s British trappings once and for all—the VC included.
Laurier was admired, even by his political opponents, for his mastery of compromise and unceasing work to unite English and French Canadians.
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