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Rob Oliphant
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My father served in the R.C.A.F. in the Second World War and Remembrance Day has always had great meaning to me & to my family. I brought that insight and experience to my work as a United Church Minister and to my work as an MP, including 2 years as Critic for Veterans Affairs.
My support for the men and women who have served our country is unwavering.
The Conservatives have pulled 5 words from a sermon I gave in 2006 in an attempt to mislead voters about my support for Veterans and my thoughts about war and conflict. The 5 words they pulled do not even appear in my sermon as quoted.
They should have read the entire sermon to see how I feel about Canadian veterans, and particularly the conclusion:
Young soldiers going off to war have never fought for the continuance of war. What they have fought for is the continuance of peace...
If we are going to honour those who have offered their lives and even given their lives we can do nothing but work for that which they worked for: for a loving and peaceful world.

Full sermon here: drive.google.com/file/d/1ATpzOb…
This is yet another example of the Conservatives attempting to spread false information. Canadians deserve better.
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