Asked to write government speech, peacekeeping vets pen policy
OTTAWA — After years of being denied a federal minister at their annual ceremony in Ottawa, Canada’s peacekeepers came close this year: They could have a parliamentary secretary – as long as organizers wrote his speech.
So they did.
And they inserted a pet policy of their own.
“If you hand someone a loaded gun, you shouldn’t be surprised if they use it,” said Wayne Mac Culloch, national president for the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping.
Mac Culloch said he invited the three relevant ministers in February, hoping one would commit to the Aug. 10 event.
“The first one to say no was National Defence, followed not long after by Public Safety. I had to prod Veterans Affairs to give me an answer, which I only got two weeks ago. And at that point, they said, ‘No, it’s going to be the parliamentary secretary. And you write his remarks.’”
http://globalnews.ca/news/1497761/asked-to-write-government-speech-peacekeeping-vets-pen-conservative-policy/
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