The delays meant VIPs were arriving at the National War Memorial after the ceremony had begun, with artillery fire in the background
Along with delaying Trudeau and Simon, the investigation delayed the arrival of Josee Simard, who was named this year’s Silver Cross Mother by the Royal Canadian Legion. Simard’s daughter Cpl. Karine Blais was killed in Afghanistan on April 13, 2009.
This year’s Remembrance Day ceremonies stand in stark contrast to last year when organizers discouraged people from attending in person because of the second wave of COVID-19.Article content She noted that this year marked the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong during the Korean War and 15 years since the first Canadian woman died in combat, Capt. Nichola Goddard.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said 100 years later the poppy remains an unmistakable symbol of the somber day. The Royal Canadian Legion, however, again cancelled the traditional veterans’ parade in Ottawa, which has in the past seen elderly veterans from the Second World War and Korea march alongside counterparts from more recent conflicts and operations.Article content
There had been questions ahead of this year’s event around whether the government would keep flags at half-mast, as they had been since May in memory of Indigenous children who died attending residential schools.
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