A couple of weeks ago - we learned that certain banks were causing further grief to the spouses of our soldiers killed in war - by questionning the validity of mortgage insurance because of how they died - "at war".
It was then I knew I had to celebrate the professional Canadian hockey player - you know the man that gets more attention from our Prime Minister than the families who lost loved ones in Afghanistan. You know the people who make millions a year shooting a rubber disc up and down the ice - shooting at a heavily armoured goalie.
I had to pay tribute to our hockey players because they lay their lives on the centre line every time the whistle blows. Most are there to answer the call the next day. The travel they have to put in travelling between Canada and the USA for months on end - away from their families - and children.
Consider the home-coming of a Stanley Cup winner - where the media may freely shoot their stories - usually not in the dark behind a fence. The thousands of cheering fans at the airport - to quickly return home and get ready for the victory parade.
Then they can retire in dignity - in a BC condo neighbours to ex-politicians that voted our people to combat.
Then I would like to to think of our soldiers - and tell me what you think the problem is. You see if we cannot treat our people we send to battle - some of whom never return - as well as we treat a hockey player - then we should not have the right to enlist them.
2 comments:
If you have the link to that story I'd like to read it. Yeah my heart always goes out to those poor banks. I wonder if we could start an online fund raiser site to help them out. And the nerve for government to investigate how atm fees are being used. My oh my, how will they survive?
Good write up Sue.
Excellent Story Mrs Kelland-Dyer!!!
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