When Canadian Troops Booed Their Prime Minister

When Canadian Troops Booed Their Prime Minister
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill welcomes Canadian Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King on the occasion of Mr. King's visit to England in September 1941. CP Photo
C.P. Champion
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It doesn’t often happen that soldiers boo their political leaders. For one thing it is beyond disrespectful for military members to show contempt in public toward those to whom they are subordinate in a liberal democracy. Even if troops dislike a particular politician, or disdain politicians in general, it is a gross breach of discipline to show it publicly.

C.P. Champion
C.P. Champion
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C.P. Champion, Ph.D., is the author of two books, was a fellow of the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen's University in 2021, and edits The Dorchester Review magazine, which he founded in 2011.
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