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My apoligies to the mods but I could not take this serious enough but to sit it here.
"..............Only 26 percent of Canadians were in favour of stretching the mission deadline past then, "if that is necessary to complete our goals there."
As a result of this -- and in a vain attempt to boost popularity for the war -- the Canadian army has resorted to advertising itself among children. In fact, the army has gone so far as to bring an army tank to schoolyards, allow children to touch weaponry, and even show them how to use rifles in a perverse form of "show and tell". Admittedly, the army did draw a line somewhere -- they were the ones who pulled the trigger.
It goes without saying that many parents are outraged by this form of government show and tell. "It's almost unbelievable that they're showing this to Grade 4, 5, 6 [students]," remarked one concerned parent. "I don't feel it is the place. The school is a learning place, not a place to show military [equipment]. This is basically recruitment."
In addition to the army taking their subtle message to the schools, politicians in support of the war have done their best to create an appropriate atmosphere by putting up "support-our-troops" billboards. Antiwar activists have protested against this, saying such billboards sends the wrong message and is a cheap way to further an unpopular political agenda.
Despite these attempts to try and boost the popularity of the military and what it's doing, protest against Canada's involvement in Afghanistan has been gathering momentum. In many ways, the protests in Canada over Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan are reminiscent of the anti-war protests in the U.S. and elsewhere against the Vietnam War.
One of the most active of the myriad anti-war movements in Canada is the War on War Coalition, a group strongly against Canada's military involvement in Afghanistan. "We're not targeting the soldiers, we respect them as people," noted one activist. "But we are in total opposition with the Afghanistan mission and we want to show we represent the great part of the population that is opposed."
Within Canada, it's quite clear that the province of Quebec is the part of the country most opposed to the war in Afghanistan. Polls reveal that over 70 percent of people in the province don't agree with the mission. Recently, protesters carrying drums, banners and even mock coffins held an antiwar demonstration as soldiers set to deploy paraded through the streets of Quebec City."................
Full story: Facing Facts: Canada and War in Afghanistan http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=373645&rel_no=1
"..............Only 26 percent of Canadians were in favour of stretching the mission deadline past then, "if that is necessary to complete our goals there."
As a result of this -- and in a vain attempt to boost popularity for the war -- the Canadian army has resorted to advertising itself among children. In fact, the army has gone so far as to bring an army tank to schoolyards, allow children to touch weaponry, and even show them how to use rifles in a perverse form of "show and tell". Admittedly, the army did draw a line somewhere -- they were the ones who pulled the trigger.
It goes without saying that many parents are outraged by this form of government show and tell. "It's almost unbelievable that they're showing this to Grade 4, 5, 6 [students]," remarked one concerned parent. "I don't feel it is the place. The school is a learning place, not a place to show military [equipment]. This is basically recruitment."
In addition to the army taking their subtle message to the schools, politicians in support of the war have done their best to create an appropriate atmosphere by putting up "support-our-troops" billboards. Antiwar activists have protested against this, saying such billboards sends the wrong message and is a cheap way to further an unpopular political agenda.
Despite these attempts to try and boost the popularity of the military and what it's doing, protest against Canada's involvement in Afghanistan has been gathering momentum. In many ways, the protests in Canada over Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan are reminiscent of the anti-war protests in the U.S. and elsewhere against the Vietnam War.
One of the most active of the myriad anti-war movements in Canada is the War on War Coalition, a group strongly against Canada's military involvement in Afghanistan. "We're not targeting the soldiers, we respect them as people," noted one activist. "But we are in total opposition with the Afghanistan mission and we want to show we represent the great part of the population that is opposed."
Within Canada, it's quite clear that the province of Quebec is the part of the country most opposed to the war in Afghanistan. Polls reveal that over 70 percent of people in the province don't agree with the mission. Recently, protesters carrying drums, banners and even mock coffins held an antiwar demonstration as soldiers set to deploy paraded through the streets of Quebec City."................
Full story: Facing Facts: Canada and War in Afghanistan http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=373645&rel_no=1
(Going to have to keep an eye on that girl!) This was in N. Van for July 1st and the young soldiers did a great job and there was a good amount of interest in their vehicles, the guys were from the BCR, Westies and Svc Battalion.
