Battle Honours: Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: A memorandum to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, obtained by The Canadian Press under access-to-information legislation, lays out the options for recognizing individual regiments for specific battles and the overall war itself, according to Huffington Post. "The awarding of battle honours has deep historical roots and must be done in a thorough manner to ensure units are properly recognized." OTTAWA - Canadian units that fought in Afghanistan are being considered for battle honours by the Harper government, which is casting around for ways to commemorate the conflict as it draws to a close after more than a decade. "Battle honours are awarded to provide public recognition to combatant military units for active participation in battle against a formed and armed enemy," says the May 13 note by the country's top public servant, Privy Council clerk Wayne Wouters. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.