A former Canadian soldier will begin a hunger strike this Friday in protest. Pascal Lacoste believes that he suffered Uranium poisoning while on duty in Bosnia in the 1990s.
He will protest outside the Minister of veteran's affairs office until he receives treatment.The 38-year-old claims that veteran's affairs has denied his requests for toxicology tests and decontamination treatments. He suffers from a degenerative neurological condition, infertility and chronic pain.
He has chose Friday because he expects his body to start to fail on Remembrance Day.