Canada Post vs. Canadian Veterans

How unbelievable is this?

Veterans have won a battle far removed from the front lines of Europe, Asia and Africa. They've gained the right to sell poppies inside Canada Post offices across the country.

The Royal Canadian Legion's annual poppy campaign got off to a rocky start in the northern Manitoba town of The Pas last week when veterans were told they could not sell the familiar red lapel pins inside the post office.

Bravo to Duke Dutkiewicz who actually fought Canada Post on this. I can't believe that anyone at the post office in The Pas would actually refuse to allow a veteran the ability to sell a poppy. Personally, if a veteran asked me to sell poppies in my living room, I would oblige. I am a firm believer that any Canadian veteran should have the ability to sell poppies anywhere he damn well pleases.

On a side note - veterans are pretty much the only group of people who are void from my road rage. Quite honestly, if I see one of the new veteran license plates (below), they can do anything they want without any interference from me. Those guys own the road in my view.

Not only that, but if I see a veteran anywhere, they get my utmost respect. I believe veteran's are the cream of society's crop, and anyone who doesn't agree should be exiled from whatever country they live. Seriously, these men (and women, ahem) are the sole reason we live in a free and (sometimes) just society. There is absolutely zero reason for anyone to serve them with disrespect at any time on any day.

How a government employee that only receives a paycheck because of the acts of the veterans, was able to pull that kind of an act of disrespect out of their meager mind is unconceivable to me. If it were up to me, every veteran in the town should be able to poke them with the poppy pin at least once. Maybe twice.

Go veterans!