The political disconnect with our military

[The Bread Guy]

House o' Commons fmr occupations, according to the big search site here

Teacher  - 278
(Lecturer - 38)
Lawyers - 45
Broadcaster - 30
Military - 19
(Reservist - 7)
Social Worker - 19
Journalists - 10

Another intriguing stat - Average Age: 51.96

 

[MarkOttawa]

I suppose all those long holidays give teachers time for political involvement that most working people do not have.

Mark
Ottawa

 

[Kirkhill]

Disregard my previous.

 

[MikeFraser]

278 teachers ???

I got these numbers:

Current:
Businessman  75 
Lawyer  48 
Consultant  42 
Teacher  32 
Manager  31 
Administrator  24 
Professor  20 
Farmer  20 
Director  18 
Political assistant  13

All History:
Lawyer  997 
Farmer  591 
Businessman  446 
Merchant  351 
Teacher  309 
Physician  211 
Manager  195 
Professor  161 
Journalist  145 
Consultant  128

In this system "military" is not one of the professions, but 10 have served: 2 foreign, 2 militia, 4 major/colonel/general, 2 regular

Blaikie, William Alexander (Bill)
New Democratic Party
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Militia)  1968.02.01 - 1972.01.01 
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada (Militia)  1967.01.01 - 1968.01.31 

Cummins, John Martin
Conservative (2003)
Lorne Scots
Peel Halton and Dufferin Counties Regiment
  1958 - 1961 
Reserve Militia  1958 - 1961 

Goldring, Peter
Conservative (2003)
Royal Canadian Air Force
Received electronics and police training.
  1962 - 1965 

Hawn, Laurie
Conservative (2003)
417 Combat Support Squadron
Operational commander at Cold Lake.
  Honorary Colonel  1994 - 1994 
Royal Canadian Air Force
Captain.Retired with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
Pilot  1964 - 1994 

Hubbard, Charles
Liberal
Royal New Brunswick Regiment, North Shore, 2nd  Major Deputy Commanding Officer  1968.02.01 - 1974 
Royal New Brunswick Regiment, North Shore, 2nd  Major Deputy Commanding Officer  1959 - 1968.01.31 

Khan, Wajid
Liberal
Pakistan Air Force  Pilot officer  1966 - 1973.12 

Lemieux, Pierre
Conservative (2003)
Canadian Forces  Lieutenant-Colonel 

Marston, Wayne
New Democratic Party
Canadian Army  Apprentice Sapper  1963 - 1964 

O'Connor, Gordon
Conservative (2003)
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps  Brigadier-General 

Thompson, Myron
Conservative (2003)
United States Army  1958.01.01 - 1960.01.01 

 

[TCBF]

I suppose all those long holidays give teachers time for political involvement that most working people do not have.

Mark
Ottawa

- Some pretty hard working teachers out there.  Some not.  No sense tarring all with the same brush.

 

[Vash13]

Though it sure must be nice to have 2 months of holidays every year.  My step father sure made use of his time.  Must be nice to indulge ones self in all the niceties and freedoms our military has ensured for us over the decades/century and then to be able to spend money on those things rather than throw the military a bone.