What gave Trudeau the right to decree that the flag shall be relegated to a position of half\u002Dmast for months?
There must be a record of such a momentous verdict. A grave matter such as this surely would not be decided on carelessly, would it? A nation’s flag is its highest symbol, representing all its citizens, the honour of its military, the alluring totem to those who chose to immigrate here, the most cherished of all emblems.
Similar questions could be raised about all the lofty statements our prime minister has made with such relish of self-satisfaction to the grandees at COP26. Particularly his comments concerning Canada’s energy industry. Because, all western Canadians must know, what happens in Glasgow, doesn’t stay in Glasgow. It lands in Calgary.Article content
I cannot ask whether he had debated the idea in Parliament, since, somewhat in accord with his treatment of the Canadian flag, the Canadian Parliament is almost perpetually vacant these days.Article content
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