Government tackles its approach to honouring those who gave their lives for the country for Remembrance Day, while continuing its observance of residential school victims
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that work is under way with Indigenous communities on how to go about raising the Canadian flag for Remembrance Day, and he is confident a solution can be reached.
On Nov. 11, flags traditionally are lowered to half-mast at 10:30 a.m. until 11:02 a.m., and then raised to full-mast for the rest of the day. In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued a report after six years of study detailing abuse at the schools. Its chair, Murray Sinclair, also said thousands died at them., Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole called for the flag to be raised after Sept. 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, although some Indigenous leaders criticized his proposal.
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