Canada Watch: Canadian Veterans Outraged Over Canada’s National War Memorial Defacement

Canada’s National War Memorial, Confederation Square, Ottawa

MSN News: Veterans outraged by war memorial defacement

“It is abhorrent. It is vile. It is an insult to anyone who has ever served,” Bob Butt of the Royal Canadian Legion said Monday.

On Saturday night, retired Maj. Michael Pilon captured pictures of several men defacing the Ottawa monument after the holiday fireworks.

Dr. Pilon, who served with the Royal Canadian Dental Corps, said most of the crowd reacted with cheers and laughter.

However, the photos were published in local Ottawa newspapers, and people interviewed by CTV News clearly did not approve.

The legion plans to use the photos to pressure the government for increased security at the monument.

And where were the police during a national holiday, Canada Day?

‘It’s absolutely disgusting,’ said the Royal Canadian Legion’s Bob Butt of the young men who urinated on the National War Memorial on Saturday. ‘It’s the same as if you urinated on someone’s grave.’

Police have contacted Ottawa dentist, Dr. Michael Pilon who Flap knows from the Internet Dental Forum and have confirmed to him that charges of mischief will be laid, Ottawa Police Detective Mike Walker said.

Dentist Mike Pilon whose photgraphs have created a national Canadian uproar.

In the meantime, Canadian Veterans are clearly upset with the government over lack of security. Newly elected Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper stated:

“As you know often, people who get carried away do thoughtless things,” Harper said. “Obviously, it’s a terrible thing to do.”

“Certainly my impression is it doesn’t represent in any way the views of any segment of Canadian society,” he said. “I think we all strongly honour our vets.”

But, H. Clifford Chadderton, chairman of the National Council of Veteran Associations in Canada (NCVA), told CTV.ca that veterans’ groups have been asking for more security since 1995 but especially since the creation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in May 2000.

Flap asks again where were the police? Or do Canada’s finest look the other way during drunken celebratory national holidays?

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will certainly fix the security for next year’s Canada Day because this is a national disgrace. But, one asks where was the former Liberal Party Prime Minister Paul Martin when the veterans made their initial requests for more security?

The Answer:

He was ripping off the Canadian people in the Adscam Scandal and bashing the United States.

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