Agent Orange: To abolish mandate of February 6, 2006

My name is Jennifer Surette and I am a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #26 located in Truro, Nova Scotia. This petition I have made is to abolish the government mandate of February 6, 2006 for Agent Orange. Most veterans and civilians who were affected by this highly toxic chemical have long since passed away before this date which makes them fail to meet the criteria. My father a WW2 Veteran also failed to meet the criteria. The cancer that took his life was caused by Agent Orange which was confirmed but he died in 1997.
There is a group called the Widows on the Warpath that has been fighting this for years. I signed their petition but discovered they had less than 1000 signatures. I hope that with the resources that I have I can get millions of signatures and together we can make a difference.
What I am proposing is that every Royal Canadian Legion member, military members, family and friends and anyone else who would like to stand up for what is right, sign this petition so we can go to Parliament Hill and change the way our veterans, loved ones and friends have been treated. I ask our soldiers who are currently serving their country to stand up for this because if we treat our veterans like this now, how will we treat you when you are a veteran?
Our government asked our soldiers to use and spread this chemical but now they are not taking responsibility for it and have turned their backs on them and everyone else affected, unlike the US which is taking care of anyone who has been affected by this.
There are over 33 million people living in Canada. I think as a country we can get millions of signatures and show the government that it is the people of Canada who make the difference.
We are supposed to honour our veterans and never forget them. Like our Memorial Highway signs read.....Lest We Forget, maybe the government should have those changed to....Have We Forgotten
Thank you for your time and I hope as a Canadian that I can count on your support.