“You know what it’s like,” says the Canadian, glancing up, watching as a group of 30 bored-looking Afghan recruits sit haphazardly on the gravel, chewing things or playing with their new caps.
“It’s…” the Canadian soldier trails off and, still looking at the Afghans, he holds up his hands and then sighs like his body is deflating.
It was another year of blockbuster speeches at this year’s annual general meeting of the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA), held Feb. 23-24 at the Chateau Laurier in downtown Ottawa.
The CDA is an umbrella group of defence organizations, the largest of which is The Royal Canadian Legion.
The conference began with an early keynote speech by Ray Mabus, United States Secretary of the Navy, who spoke about “the broad challenge of making the globe we inhabit more secure.”
It was a classic battle for the Dominion Command Curling Championship, March 18-23 in Saskatoon as two teams, both new to the national Legion bonspiel, fought it out in an absolute nail-biter on the last day of action.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined Governor General David Johnston on a bright and sunny Monday morning, Feb. 6, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne by awarding 60 Canadians with the new Diamond Jubilee Medal.
A short note for those interested in reliving bygone days, there is a documentary out now by Catherine Jones which tells a behind-the-scenes story of
While the Canadian government seems increasingly intent on following through with its somewhat troubled purchase of new F-35 fighter jets for the RCAF, bad news
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