Good News Friday (B*N*S*N)

'Highway of Heroes' signs officially unveiled Updated Fri. Sep. 7 2007 9:23 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff The Ontario government has unveiled "Highway of Heroes" signs along a stretch of Highway 401, formally dedicating the route to Canada's fallen soldiers. The 172-kilometre stretch, officially designated as the MacDonald-Cartier Freeway, extends from Toronto to Trenton. It is the route taken to transport the bodies of fallen soldiers to the coroner's office in Toronto once they return to Canada. Large crowds -- including veterans and emergency service personnel -- have routinely gathered on the highway's overpasses to wave flags in support of the troops. (source)

Just listening to a programme on CBC radio about this. A petition was started by Pfc. Forbes, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2/503rd Infantry, 173rd Brigade (Airborne) to re-name a portion of Highway 401 in Ontario (that's Canada y'all!) in honour of our fallen. This story posted above shows that the petition worked. Last I checked, there was a total of 61,030 signatures on this, and it seems the politicians paid attention.

I have been following this for a while, and there was also a post by a fellow Canadian on the Soldiers' Angels forum a bit ago asking for support. Canadians answered the call and mission was accomplished. It seems, however, that not all Canadians approve of this.

On CBC right now, am listening to Canadians I have never heard of:

..."smacks of nationalism......flag-waving.....well intentioned, but misplaced..."

Blah blah blah. Too bad they didn't interview any of the 61,030 Canadians who signed in support of this move. But no surprise of course. The "experts" are pontificating - as usual - about condoning this "war....invasion". As usual, proving their ignorance about Canada's mission in Afghanistan, and their ignorance about the will of the Canadian people. To the "experts", 'nationalism' and 'flag-waving' may be bad words, concepts, but Canadians proved that they know what this country is built on.

Capt. Mark Bossi, who served in Afghanistan, fought back tears as he rode along the stretch with CTV Toronto. 'Highway of Heroes' signs officially unveiled ... Capt. Mark Bossi, who served in Afghanistan, fought back tears as he rode along the stretch with CTV Toronto. "That's amazing -- it really is," Bossi said when he saw one of the signs. "It's on (Highway) 401 -- people are going to see them everyday." "A lot of guys have wives and children. I think that's one of the reasons Canadians wanted the highway renamed."...

The "experts" may disapprove, but to me, this absolutely qualifies as B*N*S*N. Go read the rest here. "Oh Canada...true patriot love in all thy sons command.."!

Brat