When I read this story on CBC News, I knew it would end up as a CBC “Your View” feature.
A QMJHL hockey player, Dave Bouchard, playing for the Saint John Seadogs was released from his hockey team because he didn’t put his signature on a Canadian flag destined for Afghanistan as as expression of support to our troops. What a load of crap!
I don’t know that I support the war, or the cause, really. I mean, how could you totally support a war that was started based on lies and misinformation. But that’s another story. Regardless of the cause, we should all support the troops we send. Outward expression of support for the troops is not necessarily an expression of of support for the war itself. The opposite is true. Expressions against the war and whether or not we should be there does NOT mean one doesn’t support the troops themselves and pray for their safe return.
Check out the “Your View” link above. There are some interesting responses… pretty consistently against the coach’s actions of dismissing the young man in question.
