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Posted on November 10, 2006
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The Dominion Institute - Canada’s Last Great War Veteran Petition

CBC.ca - Petition calling for state funeral for WWI veteran gaining steam

“We the undersigned feel enormous gratitude for the sacrifice made by all the Canadian Armed Forces through the ages in defence of this country and its values; acknowledge the very special nature of the sacrifice made by those who fought in the First World War in appalling conditions and with terrible loss of life; note that only three First World War veterans remain, and urge the Prime Minister that their sacrifice, and all of those they served with under arms from 1914-1918, be celebrated by offering a state funeral to the family of the last veteran of the First World War resident in Canada.”

Canada has 3 surviving WWI veterans, Dwight Wilson, 105, Lloyd Clemett, 106, and John Babcock, 106. As a sign of respect tomorrow, Rememberance Day, please sign and make the nation mark the passing of the last vet with a state funeral. State funerals are reserved for Prime Ministers and Governer Generals. I believe the last of these men served thier country of equal importance. Lest we forget.

UPDATE:

Dear petition supporter:
You did it!
Thanks to you and the over 90,000 people who signed our petition for a State Funeral for the last veteran of the First World War, the Parliament of Canada unanimously passed the following motion introduced by M.P. Peter Stoffer on Tuesday, November 21:
“That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Canada should honour all who served Canada in the First World War by sponsoring a State Funeral on the passing of the last Canadian veteran of this Great War.”
This binding motion will ensure that at the appropriate time the family of the last veteran of the Great War will be offered a full State Funeral to recognise the service and sacrifice of their loved one and the 600,000 fellow Canadians who served under arms from 1914 to 1918.
This brings to a conclusion the Dominion Institute’s public campaign for a State Funeral for the last First World War veteran.
On behalf of all the veterans, staff and volunteers at the Dominion Institute thank you for supporting for this important national cause!

Rudyard Griffiths, Executive Director
The Dominion Institute
http://www.dominion.ca/statefuneral

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