Support Our Veterans Rally Nov 5, 2011

NATIONAL DAY OF SUPPORT FOR OUR NATION’S VETERANS CALLING ALL CANADIANS ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR OUR TROOPS AND VETERANS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5th, 2011 – 11:00 a.m. EVENTS ARE BEING PLANNED TO TAKE PLACE AT 11:00 A.M. IN VILLAGES, TOWN AND CITIES ALL ACROSS CANADA. IN OUR AREA, THE LOCATION IS: Princess Street and Gardiners Rd. ____________________________ HALIFAX CENOTAPH, rain or shine TODAY’S TROOPS ARE TOMORROW’S VETERANS’! THE WAY THEY ARE BEING TREATED NOW IS NOT WHAT THEY WERE PROMISED, NOT NOW, NOT EVER! THE NEW VETERANS CHARTER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. IT IS A LUMP-SUM SELL-OUT! A SELL OUT IS NOT SAYING WE CARE! THESE ARE OUR DEMANDS • Abolish the lump-sum award and restore the lifetime pension; • End the SISIP Clawback and immediately settle with those affected; • Put an end to the widows tax and include universal VIP coverage; • Fire and restructure the VRAB; • Treat all Veterans as equals; • Put an end to the systematic clawback on the VAC pensions of 6500 veterans; • Eliminate the CPP Annuity Reduction Program; and • hold a formal public inquiry into the office of VAC. THIS IS NOT THE CANADA WE SWORE TO PROTECT! (The Veterans Bill of Rights) accords that Veterans have the right to " Be treated with respect, dignity, fairness and courtesy". In the Charter of Rights and Freedoms below, it states that, Quote:"According to the Supreme Court of Canada's Section 15 jurisprudence, the equality guarantees of se ction 15 are aimed at preventing the "violation of essential human dignity and freedom through the imposition of disadvantage, stereotyping, or political and social prejudices, and to promote a society in which all persons enjoy equal recognition at law as human beings or as members of Canadian society, equally capable and equally deserving of concern, respect and consideration." end quote.(Iacobucci J. in Law v. Canada, [1999) Link to Veterans Bill of Rights http://www.ancienscombattants.gc.ca/eng/bor/vbor Freedom of assembly, sometimes used interchangeably with the freedom of association, is the individual right to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests. The right to freedom of association is recognized as a human right, a political freedom and a civil liberty. Freedom of assembly and freedom of association may be used to distinguish between the freedom to assemble in public places and the freedom of joining an association. Freedom of assembly is often used in the context of the right to protest, while freedom of association is used in the context of labor rights and the right to collective bargaining, for example by joining a trade union. Freedom of assembly, as guaranteed in the Canadian Constitution, is interpreted to mean both the freedom to assemble and the f reedom to join an association.

Support Our Veterans Rally Nov 5, 2011

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