Reservists like Nathan Cirillo are worth $1.8M less to the feds. Why?

November 17, 2014 – Anna Mehler Paperny and Jacques Bourbeau, Global News

How do you put a price on the life of someone serving in Canada’s military?

Both Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Corporal Nathan Cirillo were honoured in Ottawa and across the country in Remembrance Day ceremonies last week.

Each will have a military base named after him.

But according to the federal government’s rules, the two men’s lives are valued very differently.

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