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Dear Grand President:


After reading my Legion Handbook, I have taken note of and provided for quick reference the articles that would allow the Royal Canadian Legion to participate in the Canadian Veterans National Day Of Protest on 6 November 2010 at 11 AM.

Under the section Purposes and Objectives of the Royal Canadian Legion, I have provided in red (with personal notes of what it means to me) the portions that apply to the CVNDOP:

I PROMISE TO BE TRUE TO THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTS OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Purposes and Objectives

A. to constitute an association of those who have served or are serving in Her Majesty’s armed forces or any auxiliary force and of others who support the purposes and objects of the Legion, which association shall be democratic and non-sectarian, and shall not be affiliated to or connected directly or indirectly with any political party or organization;

B. to bring about the unity of all who have so served;

C. to further among them the spirit of comradeship and mutual help and the close and kindly ties of active service; (assisting those who have failed in their attempts to be compensated)

D. to pass on to their families and descendents the traditions for which they stand;

E. to perpetuate the memory and deeds of the fallen and of those who die in the future;

F. to promote and care for memorials to their valour and sacrifice, to provide suitable burial if required, to keep an annual memorial day, to preserve the records and memories of their service and to see that such services shall not be forgotten by the nation;

 G. to ensure that proper attention shall be paid to the welfare of all who have served and the welfare of their dependents and to see to the maintenance and comfort of those who require special treatment, particularly the disabled, sick, aged and needy, and to promote the welfare of their dependents; (Standing up for our Veterans in their time of need)

H. to educate public opinion regarding national duties to the dead, the disabled and others who have served, and their dependents; (Showing Canadians that our Veterans deserve proper treatment)

I. to foster loyalty among the public and education in the principles of patriotism, duty and unstinted public service; (Showing the Canadian Public that the Royal Canadian Legion is a legitimate representative for Veterans)

J. to strive for peace, goodwill and friendship among all nations, at the same time advocating the maintenance by Canada of adequate and sufficient forces on land, sea and in the air for the defence of our country and for the discharge of those obligations which rest upon us by virtue of our partnership in the Commonwealth;

K. to support suitable undertakings for the training, employment and settlement of ex-service personnel, and the education of their children; (The ensure that those charged with the care and responsibility of Veterans are doing their duty properly)

L. to preserve their statutory, acquired and legitimate rights, and those of their dependents and, in so doing, to offer the Legion’s cooperation to those officially charged with the responsibility of administering such rights by federal or other governments;

M. to assist comrades now serving, especially in connection with their return to civil life, and to safeguard the interests of their dependents whilst they are in service;

N. to assist ex-service personnel to secure not less than the recognized standard rates of wages;

O. to secure adequate pensions, allowances, grants and war gratuities for ex-service personnel, their dependents, and the widows, children and dependents of those who are dead, and to labour for honourable provision being made for those who, in declining years, are unable to support themselves; (To keep up the fight with Veterans Affairs Canada)

P. to cooperate with the Commonwealth and allied associations of similar aims and objects;

Q. to establish, organize and regulate provincial, district and local bodies, or commands and branches in convenient centers throughout Canada and elsewhere;

R. to establish, organize and regulate provincial, district and local bodies of women for the purpose of assisting the Legion in seeing to the maintenance and comfort of disabled, sick, aged and needy ex-service personnel and their dependents, and to cooperate with the Legion in the promotion and carrying out of all aims and objects of the Legion, such a group to be known as a Ladies’ Auxiliary of The Royal Canadian Legion;

S. to acquire, hold, sell or lease real and immovable, personal and movable property;

T. to raise and coordinate funds for assisting those mentioned in the preceding paragraphs, to provide for the administration of the Legion and its authorized provincial and district commands, branches and ladies’ auxiliaries, and to see that these and other funds raised for such purposes are applied to those purposes and none other;

U. to act generally on behalf of all those who have served in Her Majesty’s forces; (To act on behalf of Veterans when the system is against them)

V. to encourage, promote, engage in or support all forms of national, provincial, municipal or community service, or any charitable or philanthropic purpose; and

W. to engage only in activities which will be to the credit and benefit of the Canadian community and which will encourage and promote the positive reputation of the Legion. (To stand up for Veterans and future Veterans when the world around them is falling apart, even if it is the doing of a Department within the Canadian Government)


As you can see, all of the red identified sections deal with providing for Veterans and their Families. To stand by while an organization (Veterans Affairs Canada) is not doing their job is comparable to the Royal Canadian Legion removing all sections of it's constitution that are highlighted in red.

In the Royal Canadian Legion's Declaration that I have printed below, you will note that by attending the CVNDOP, the Legion will not be in violation of that Declaration for the following reasons:

a. You have sworn Allegiance to the Sovereign and Loyalty to your country (that means the people).

b. You promise to be true to the Purposes and Objectives of the Royal Canadian Legion as set forth under the constitution (see above).

c. The CVNDOP is not against the "Avowed Purposes of the Legion" (we are actually standing beside you in your objectives).

d. The CVNDOP is not advocating an overthrow of the Government of Canada (we are making Canadians aware of the plight of Veterans).

e. The CVNDOP is not encouraging Subversion (Insubordination) or Propaganda (Misinformation) towards the Government of Canada.


Therefore, it is within the Rights and Freedoms of the Royal Canadian Legion to allow it's members to participate in the Canadian Veterans National Day Of Protest. By doing so, the Royal Canadian Legion is doing it's part to care for and provide service to Veterans and their Families under the Constitution that they have chartered.

We await your response and look forward to standing beside you on 6 November 2010 at 1100.

LEST WE FORGET.




Robin Brentnall, CD
Gambo, NL