Do CDN politicians visit the troops?

[Enzo]

I‘ve no problem with VIP‘s on "fact finding" missions. Thing is, I‘d prefer to see them hop in a Iltis and go out on a patrol. Bring their enhanced security along, I‘m still thinking a few moments of "worry" will creep into their hearts. Be good for them to feel that. Wonder what would come out of such an exercise? More than Jean‘s, "we already give them the best and they just ask for more."

 

[Slim]

I was part of a ex ( as a track dvr) where the CF in Gagetown was hosting a group of enviormentalists for a week in the field.

We started off hating them (there were 15, half were girls) but by the end of the week we had become pretty good friends...They seemed like they really wanted to learn what it was all about. We even let them drive the tracks on the last day ( a four foot high french girl named Marie-Clair managed to throw me off of an M113-She was driving!)
I think they went away with something valuable but who can tell?

 

[cheechue]

The MP of Kingston Ontario - Peter Milliken - visits the troops on most special occasions. I remember seeing him at Remembrance Day Parades, Change of Command Parades, Change of Colour Parades.

 

[Armymedic]

Since we have been here in Bosnia, I believe we have had a MP (I believe he was the under secratery to the assistant for the Deputy minister of defence ) and a Senator come to visit. No othe Canadian politicians aside from the Canadian Ambassador to BiH have visited us.
The MND had the good graces to anounce that we are pulling out of Bosnia in Nov 04 while he was visiting the troops in Kabul.

If anybody atually cared, we may have been upset with him doing it over there.....

Sometimes its nice to be left alone.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Kingston‘s MP is a pretty good guy. I‘m surprised you saw anything on rememberence day cheechue, with that last cut you had and all

So army medic were pulling out completly in nov 04? I was under the impression we would run MOST teams for quite some time not to mention keep open zgon and VK

 

[cheechue]

lol punk!!! that was change of command

 

[Jarnhamar]

Yes, uh i knew that. I was just seeing if that blow to your head had any lasting effects