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Question And who briefed the Minister before this release . . .

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Originally Posted by Alex Blair View Post
Veterans Affairs Canada
Oct 25, 2010 14:53 ET
66th Anniversary of the Italian Campaign

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 25, 2010) - The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada and Minister of State (Agriculture), today issued the following statement to mark the 66th anniversary of the Italian Campaign: . . .

. . . did I miss something? . . . The Italian Campaign for Canada, began with the invasion of Sicily in July 1943 (67 years ago) . . . even the invasion of the Italian mainland (September 1943) was 67 years ago . . . sad state of affairs when even the Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada doesn’t know anything about Canadian Military history . . . and for the . . .
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