This is an important historical issue and a great milestone in Canadian life, and marks the passing of a foundational era. Canada was rose out of the ashes of the Europe leftover from this great struggle. Please sign this petition and never forget the great sacrifice of those who purchased freedom for us on the fields of France and during the Great War.The Dominion Institute - Memory | Democracy | Identity
Canada's Last Great War VeteranUPDATE: The movement is afoot in the UK too:
"We the undersigned feel enormous gratitude for the sacrifice made by all the Canadian Armed Forces through the ages in defence of this country and its values; acknowledge the very special nature of the sacrifice made by those who fought in the First World War in appalling conditions and with terrible loss of life; note that only three First World War veterans remain, and urge the Prime Minister that their sacrifice, and all of those they served with under arms from 1914-1918, be celebrated by offering a state funeral to the family of the last veteran of the First World War resident in Canada." The Dominion Institute will send the petition on behalf of its signatories to the Prime Minister of Canada on December 11, 2006.
The Observer | UK News | Calls grow to grant last Great War veteran a state funeral
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UPDATE: I will link to any other blog that encourages people to sign the petition:
Kitchener's Own
Socialist Gulag
Responsible Government League
Small Dead Animals
The Screaming Pages
Halls of Macadamia
Andrew Coyne
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