@tominvictoria:  Sorry for breaking into your habitual rant, but this is a story maybe you should pay attention to.
The DND is dysfunctional on several levels, and that needs to change.  So... an investigation is being lauched to see if there are others in this predicament.  If there is a policy issue, it as got to change.

In no way demeaning this particular story and I speak no ill of the dead, I really think the minister should have met her on say remembrance  day or something.  An then there is the bribe of a medal or may be two of them.

When things get politically overcharged like what typically happens in minority governments, I don't like policy based one circumstance.  So if there are other similar stories, the apology should apply to all.  To me MOD acted u knee-jerk reaction before appropriate decisions could be made.  I am sure we could find stories like this all over Canada, will Peter be flying in to be speaking personally with every one?  Is that being "ministerial?"