My father was hailed by a Canadian Air Force recruiter on the streets of London. That's how my family got here. If the world needs more Canada, Canada needs more Canadians. This is a good way to get them.

If the Forces are going to make exceptions to the rule to allow wounded soldiers to continue to serve in desk jobs, then it will have to be carefully monitored in order to prevent the type of gaming which occurred prior to 2006.

To call 1917 the birth of Canada is also to ignore the triumphs and history of the nation that preceded it: the deep Indigenous roots, the success of Confederation in 1867, the settling of the west and so forth, all of which could just as credibly be called the beginning of Canada as we know it.

There's an idea, widely accepted by many in the military, by veterans and by the civilian public that the Conservatives are the party of the CAF, and the Liberals are not. It's a myth.