TORONTO, ONT-About 75 people gathered at the Veterans Memorial in front of Queen’s Park Friday (Nov 8) marking National Indigenous Veterans’ Day. Included among those attending was a contingent of Canadian Rangers from 12 First Nations. The contingent, often referred to as guardians of Canadian sovereignty, were from Northern Ontario and also participated in a Remembrance Day ceremony in Toronto on November 11. On Nov. 8. wearing their distinctive red jackets and combat pants, they attracted a lot of curious attention from many in the large crowd at the Ontario Veterans Memorial in front of the main entrance to Queen’s Park. The memorial, a 30-metre-long granite wall, has scenes on it of the Canadian military’s role in peace and war since 1867. When the Rangers explained their role as part-time…
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