Had it not been for the patriotism of the "Men of '66" it is just a question whether the Dominion of Canada as now constituted would be in existence to-day.

Therefore these surviving veterans deserve all the recognition that a grateful country can give.

We have millions of acres of vacant lands in our Northwest which need development, and who is better fitted for settlers than the resourceful Canadians themselves?
We have sons and grandsons who have the will, the knowledge, the mettle and the courage to break the prairie sod and bring the virgin soil to successful fruition, and assist in developing our country's resources.

They will lie glad to do this, and take particular pride in the patrimony of their military ancestors.

Then why not do justice to the Veterans of 1866 and 1870 by putting them on the same footing as the Dominion Government accorded to the soldiers of other campaigns?
The volunteers who went to Manitoba on the Red River expedition in 1870 received land grants of 160 acres each.