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Of course, because we don't want to look too good in public these days. I wonder if they'll bring back the pink paysheets, for unpaid attendance, just for old time's sake. 
A military reserve unit in southwestern Ontario has imposed a cap on the number of soldiers it is willing to pay to attend Remembrance Day services this year, CBC News has learned.
A series of leaked internal emails involving members of 31 Canadian Brigade show internal budget restraints imposed across the military have forced local commanders to limit paid attendance to 50 troops per unit.
The brigade, which is headquartered at Wolseley Barracks in London, Ont., has 13 units, which are sprinkled across the region, including St. Thomas, Waterloo and Hamilton.
As complaints from reservists filtered out and CBC News asked questions of the Department of National Defence, the chief of staff for the brigade — Lt.-Col. Anthony Ross — wrote a follow-up note on Oct. 27 describing the cap as necessary "in light of financial pressures."
He said it had come to his attention that some "personnel are speaking negatively to the media about this cap."
Ross emphasized that troops "are still free to attend ceremonies in uniform in the crowd on a voluntary unpaid basis."
Military budget squeeze limits paid Remembrance Day participation in Ontario
Southwest Ontario reservists told attendance capped at 50 per unit, can attend unpaid
A military reserve unit in southwestern Ontario has imposed a cap on the number of soldiers it is willing to pay to attend Remembrance Day services this year, CBC News has learned.
A series of leaked internal emails involving members of 31 Canadian Brigade show internal budget restraints imposed across the military have forced local commanders to limit paid attendance to 50 troops per unit.
The brigade, which is headquartered at Wolseley Barracks in London, Ont., has 13 units, which are sprinkled across the region, including St. Thomas, Waterloo and Hamilton.
As complaints from reservists filtered out and CBC News asked questions of the Department of National Defence, the chief of staff for the brigade — Lt.-Col. Anthony Ross — wrote a follow-up note on Oct. 27 describing the cap as necessary "in light of financial pressures."
He said it had come to his attention that some "personnel are speaking negatively to the media about this cap."
Ross emphasized that troops "are still free to attend ceremonies in uniform in the crowd on a voluntary unpaid basis."
