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Veteran's Organizations Defence Associations were advocacy groups, generally formed by specific branches or regiments of the military, which existed to represent the interests of their branch/regiment as well as the military as a whole. They provided political support for matters of policy in which the military itself was unable to play a role due to the apolitical nature of the Canadian military. As well, they played a role in public education. Veteran's Associations were groups formed by individual regiments/corps/branches with the intent of fostering contacts between former soldiers, often by annual reunions or general meetings, as well as promoting the welfare of that regiment/corps/branch. They sometimes included serving soldiers but did not play a political role in the sense that the defence associations did.
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