Potential for extremism in military can’t be ignored

Canada is all too familiar with this scourge, going back to the infamous Airborne Regiment fiasco in Somalia in 1993.

While most military members deserve our admiration, we can't ignore that possibility that some are drawn into service for the wrong reasons, writes Phil Gurski.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY PHIL GURSKI

May 8, 2017

OTTAWA—Every time you attend an Ottawa Senators home game there is a moment, usually during the second period, when a member of the Canadian military is honoured in a commemoration called “Heroes' Ridge.” Fans stand and give the soldier a standing ovation—even the players on the ice tap the...

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