I'd just like to comment briefly on Betty's remarks. On the Prime Minister's website, or on the Veterans Affairs website, an effort is made to use the word “military”, not “war”. On line 1, we find the expression “Veterans with war service”. We're talking then about veterans having served in wartime.
Are we excluding soldiers who took part in peacekeeping missions? Are we excluding victims of Agent Orange or of Agent Purple tested at CFB Gagetown? Are we excluding members of UN and NATO missions? Are we excluding all of the young soldiers who are returning home with physical and mental problems?
The term “war service” gets my ire up.