Phoney War

The current dispute between Veteran's Affairs and the family of a fallen Canadian soldier over his $25,000 funeral (!) begs the question "Why can't the taxpayers, through their duly elected government, establish reasonable limits on the amount they will reimburse the survivors of a fallen Canadian hero?"

The current reimbursement is roughly $6,000 and this seems quite adequate.

$25,000? Sorry to say it but this is not only extravagant it is several times what we should be prepared to cover. And the CBC, Denis Coderre or anyone else who suggests otherwise is plainly put, a disgusting vulture. The family is rightly grief stricken and wished to honour their son with a large expensive sendoff. That's laudable.

But to expect the taxpayers to pay $25,000? Nope. No. Non.