Welcome to the web-page of the Canadian Atomic Veterans Association!A group set up to help Canadian servicemen and their families gain justice and compensation from Ottawa for the damage caused to our health by radiation.Between 1946 and 1958 nearly 900 Canadian soldiers were exposed to potentially lethal doses of radiation while witnessing atmospheric nuclear weapons tests and while cleaning up two reactor accidents at Chalk River. Canada is the last of the English countries to take action on behalf of her soldiers who stood by her during the darkest hours of the Cold War, and who risked their health and the health of their children for this nation. Sadly, it is thought fewer than 50% of these veterans remain alive. Those, who are still around suffer from a wide variety of cancers and other radiogenic diseases. Further, their children often bear the brunt of genetic mutations passed from irradiated fathers. We, the soldiers who stood on guard for Canada, ask only simple justice. We request fair compensation for our suffering and acknowledgment for our contribution to the security of our great nation. Please join CAVA and our fight for justice and fair treatment. You can help by becoming a CAVA member. You can help by contacting the minister of national defense to voice your opinion. |
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