Why Canada needs to pry open the doors of the legion’s headquarters

National leaders have refused a provincial request to disclose salaries and travel expenses.

Sean Bruyea argues that rather than an organization for veterans, the legion exists more like a social club using veterans as props.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY SEAN BRUYEA

June 8, 2016

The national leadership of the Royal Canadian Legion faces a crisis in confidence with its membership along with Canada’s veterans. All Canadians should be concerned with this, given the legion’s responsibility for the poppy symbol and the millions donated as a result. The legion once actively ...

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