| Litigation: Ontario Court of Justice File No:99-CV-12257 FIRST EVENT Mr. Justice Paul F. Lalonde Rendered a Decision that our Claim against the Crown regarding Bill C-78/99 and the recovery of our retirement savings would be tried in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Our original instruction to our Solicitors was that that was where we wanted our Case Tried. Originally the other two Plaintiff Groups were prepared to go along with the Defendant and have the Case Heard in a Federal Court. We persevered and it now proves that we were right. We now await a trial date unless the government's multitudinous lawyers try some more stalling tactics! Our insistence for the case to be Heard in a provincial Court has considerable validity which will be brought out at the Trial. Mind you we have earned nick names such as being traitors, trouble makers and many others but it will eventually be proven that God and justice is on our side!!! SECOND EVENT : The Report by the Human Rights Act Review Panel has also shown that we have been right - again. The issue of the blatant discrimination against those who marry after age 60 and having no right to leave a survivor's benefit was decreed as wrong! It is now up to the Attorney General to correct that miscarriage of justice. However, we must not hold our breathes on this recommendation. It will not receive swift action as was Bill C-78/99 or and recommendations regarding equal sex benefits! Even though it is our money, governments do not like to return it to citizens who Serve their Country Honourably in Uniform their retirement savings. SERVIVIMUS PATRIĈ NOSTRĈ E.W. Halayko PEng, CD National Chairman Armed Forces Pensioners'/Annuitants' Association Inc. of Canada |