Why

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. A day to reflect on sacrifice, freedom, and what it means to be a Canadian. My uncle fought in the Second World War. For him it was a no-brainer. You’ve got a racist megalomaniac trying to take over the world - there is a present and imminent threat to your family’s safety and freedom.

Some of the other wars that Canada has been involved in may have been more about politics than values but that does not diminish the respect I have for the sacrifice made by our veterans. In fact, their sacrifice has fueled my activism. All life is precious and none should be sacrificed unless the cause is just. At a minimum, we should not be looking for foreign enemies while allowing our leaders at home to circumvent our laws, rights, and freedoms.

Lest we forget, or else the why is lost. Without the why, the sacrifice is for nought.

“They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.” - Laurence Binyon (1869 - 1943)