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BREAKING NEWS!
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED
Legal certification process is launched in
Victoria B.C. by servicemen who took part in
Exercise Vacuum in Suffield Alberta in 1968.
Five ex-Forces members filed a class-action suit
yesterday at the Victoria courthouse with the
Supreme Court of British Columbia against the
Federal Government, naming as defendants the
Attorney General of Canada and the Minister of
National Defence.
No
statement of defence has been filed yet. Hugh
Johnson, spokesman for the Department of
National Defence, said in a telephone interview
he couldn't comment specifically on any lawsuit
now before the courts. However, Johnson said the Defence Department has in
other cases recognized the injuries caused
to servicemen in chemical warfare exercises and
moved to offer assistance.
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here to join
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Veterans that took part in training or
testing at Suffield Experimental Station prior
to the 1960’s and those that took part in
training or testing after 1960’s at CFB Suffield
Ralston Alberta, should be made aware of the
following information.
Ensure you a have a copy for your own
file.
Click here
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FOUND - THE 28 MINUTE
VIDEO OF EXERCISE VACUUM, NARRATED BY LLOYD
ROBERTSON OF CTV NEWS. THIS REVEALING
DOCUMENTARY WILL SHOW WHAT WAS DONE TO THE
CANADIAN AND AMERICAN TROOPS WHO WERE USED
AS GUINEA PIGS DURING THESE EXPERIMENTS.
VIDEO QUALITY HAS BEEN DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT
BY REDUCING THE ORIGINAL 1 GB FILE TO 28 MB
IN ORDER FOR ALL VISITORS TO VIEW. CLICK
THE PLAY ARROW TO VIEW OR "LAUNCH IN EXTERNAL PLAYER"
TO VIEW AND SAVE TO YOUR HARD DRIVE.
LOADING OF 28 MB VIDEO IS RELATIVE TO YOUR
CONNECTION SPEED
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Click to read
"WARNING"
22
February 08 -
Veterans at Risk: The Health Effects of
Mustard Gas and Lewisite. Click
Veterans At Risk
link at left.
20 February 08 - Read the questions that a
disabled veteran fighting for a pension for
the past 3 years has put to the Minister of
Veteran Affairs Greg Thompson...
more
29 January 08 -
Suffield Volunteer? You decide...more
10 January 08 - The continuation of the certification hearing in the Class Action are to be held in Ottawa on February 19, 2008.
12 December 07 - Read CanWest news story on court proceedings...more
11 December 07 - Excerpt of a document created by the United States Military and forwarded to the Director of Chemical Warfare in Canada on January 9th, 1943, very macabre, men, "rather than animals tied to a stake"...
more
5 Aug07 -
Exercise
Vacuum Class Action hearing for
certification,- December 10, 11, 12, 13, of 2007 in Ottawa.
2 Aug
07 -
Agent Orange suit ok'd. CanWest News Service Published: Thursday, August
2, 2007.
A Lawsuit over Canadian soldier's exposure to dangerous chemicals while
working at a base in New Brunswick has received the go-ahead to proceed as a
class action.
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has certified an Agent Orange/Agent
Purple class-action suit against the Federal Department of National Defence, Dow
Chemical Company and Pharmacia Corp.
Last month Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson said he hoped to announce a
compensation package by fall.
23 May 07 -
Email Campaign Started....we
have begun an email campaign to all members of parliament asking them a series
of questions pertaining to their knowledge of Exercise Vacuum and their
willingness to assist affected veterans. A spread sheet will be added shortly
detailing the results of our not so scientific, yet rather exposing survey.
16 Nov
06 -
Heroism Exposed - An Investigation into the Treatment of 1 Combat Engineer
Regiment Kuwait Veterans (1991)...more
14
Sept 06 -
We are looking for a soldier from each province in the ongoing process
involving Exercise Vacuum in Suffield Alberta in 1968. Please contact the
webmaster at
info@exercisevacuum.com
with your (their) name, regimental service number, address, phone number and
email address. This would be greatly appreciated by all those involved in the
fight for Exercise Vacuum justice.
5 Aug 06 -
Searching for maps of Sarcee and Gagetown. If you have any info, please
contact webmaster.
3
May
06 -
Most army veterans used in tests not compensated...more
12 Apr 06 -
Congratulations to the two soldiers in Victoria BC who participated on Exercise Vacuum in 1968 at
Suffield Alberta and who received pensions based on their illness caused by
toxic chemical exposures. The Government of Canada and Veterans Affairs have
finally recognized the plight of those participants who still suffer the
after affects and are awarding them their long overdue compensation. More
than 600 men took part in these chemical experiments/trials. Let's hope this
is just the beginning!
27 Dec
05 - New poll question added today. Will a change in government help
veterans like you?
15 Sep 05 -
View an Exercise Vacuum Medical Inspection Report that monitors the effects of
exposure to TA66/1.
How many
exercises
have you been on where they filled out a report of this nature? Click here
for...more
8 Sep
05 - New poll question added today. Tell your government what you think
of their performance to date.
24
Aug 05 - A
veteran denied.
Read the response from Casualty Support to a veterans application for Gas
Warfare Experiments Compensation...more
22 Aug
05 - Clearance of Training Agents by the Surgeon General. Read the following
document detailing chemicals authorized for use on live troops. Conspicuous
by
it's absence is the chemical methylene chloride...more
12 Aug 05 -
Curious about the types and composition of chemicals that may have been used on
you? Read this DRDC Analysis of Chemical Warfare Agents...more
17 Jul 05 -
Read a letter exchange between an
Exercise Vacuum participant and Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC).
Letter to DRDC
 Response
from DRDC
9 July 05
- SEARCHING FOR EXERCISE DIAL PACK PARTICIPANTS...were you
there? Read on for...more
3 Jul 05
- FOUND...Exercise Vacuum
Gas Mask & Gas Suit.
Click photos for larger view...
7 June 05
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Is Agent Orange Killing Canadian Veterans?...more
25 May 05
- Update...Vets'
Widows Denied.
Justice is finally coming to dozens of elderly widows...more
21 May 05
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More Gas Warfare Testing Documents
section added today. Click through to view documents in three format types.
21 May 05
- HELP WANTED...we are
seeking your assistance in locating various items, documents and information
regarding Exercise Vacuum. For more info, see panel
beginning with
"We are seeking"
on the right.
16 May 05
- Sick Vets urged to fight...mustard gas survivors say feds must be
pressured over Agent Orange...more
10 May 05
- Raise your voice, fight for fairness.
The denial of compensation
to the widow of a victim of gas warfare experiments shocked many
Canadians...more
5 May 05
- Vets' Widows Denied...Ottawa won't pay the wives of Canadian
soldiers used as guinea pigs in the 1940's chemical weapons tests,
reports Greg Weston...more
4 May 05 - City soldier braved secret toxic tests; He knew
his comrades were being cut down in war so somebody had to do it, his widow
says...more
19 Feb 04
- Officials of the Department of National Defence...Will Give a Media
Briefing on the Payment to Veterans for Chemical Testing
Experiments...more
19 Feb
04 -
Chemical Warfare Agent Testing Recognition
Program...more
Additional
Archived Stories...here
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In
1968, Exercise Vacuum took place in Suffield
Alberta. It was one of the largest Nuclear,
Biological, Chemical Warfare exercises in
Canadian history. Soldiers from The Queen's Own
Rifles of Canada stationed in Victoria B.C. were
used as guinea pigs during those experiments,
along with other Canadian and American soldiers.
39 years later, these men continue to suffer
with their disabilities and are routinely
dismissed as if they hadn't participated in
those hideous experiments at all. This treatment
continues today, well after the THE YEAR OF THE
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"One
of the reasons that exposure to mustard gas
must be prevented rather than cured, is that
detoxification is quite difficult due to its
insolubility and that the effects of mustard
gas are devastating -
essentially if the inhalation of the mustard
gas itself does not kill you, it is very
likely to cause cancer later in life."
Rebecca Holland, of Bristol University |
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A Soldiers Story
Sgt T's Story... Members of the QOR of Canada, Victoria
have been receiving letters from the Chemical
Warfare Agent Testing Recognition Program
Office; these letters are somewhat...more |
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We are seeking the
following Exercise Vacuum memorabilia, equipment and
documents.
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1st Battalion
QOR
nominal role for Aug-
Sep 1968 period
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Personal Equipment;
such as
gas suit,
mask, gloves, boots
etc. used on Ex Vac
(Update - Gas Mask &
Suit Located)
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Personal Photos taken
during Ex Vac
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Maps indicating
exercise location at
Suffield
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Maps of Sarcee and
Gagetown.
Please send your letters
letting us know if you were a participant of Exercise
Vacuum. What you did and what you witnessed during the
Three Distinct Trials for the Scientists prior to the
Battalion or Brigade Exercise. Remember, your help will
help others. Click to
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Educate
yourself on what you were exposed to in the form of
gases and toxic chemicals.
It is up to you to ensure your Advocate or Lawyer has
the correct information,
and
ALL the information.
Request a copy of the SR 250 Report which was made available in late 1968-1969.
It's the full report on the Troop User Trial, code named;
Exercise Vacuum. |
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