The letter from the Faculty of U of R

This is the letter with the demands of the faculty of U of R: http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Letter+from+University+Regina+professors+opposed+Project+Hero+scholarships/2730833/story.html

In my opinion it reads more like a letter from high schoolers than PH.D's. What's the relevance of Kevin Reed being 42? How does a scholarship for war dead open a debate on student debt and free tuition for all? Why must a public debate on the war in Afghanistan and Canadian imperialism be held in lieu of the scholarship.

At heart I am an academic and encourage all kinds of public discourse, especially on issues such as war, but choosing to take a stand on the war at the expense of children whose parent has died in service of the Canada is some kind of new low.

Project Hero in the news again.

Kevin Reed's Project Hero initiative is being railed by a group of professors at the University of Regina: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/criticism-of-scholarships-for-children-of-fallen-soldiers-draws-sharp-rebuke/article1512784/

It's the name that is setting off these "intellectuals". They are protesting a concept but in the process hurting real people who have already been disadvantaged. It's quite an unfortunate situation. I will reiterate that there are numerous good reasons to support this initiative and none of them are political. The beneficiaries are apolitical and do not deserve to be politicized. That was never the intention of either Gen. Hillier or Kevin Reed.