Daily Archives: 7/11/2007
Flying the Red Ensign
| 7/11/2007 | Posted by Patti under General |
A couple of days ago, Senator Romeo Dallaire spoke out decrying the flying of the Red Ensign on a regular basis at the Vimy Memorial. Back in March when the discussion about the flying of the Red Ensign at the commemoration ceremonies for the Battle of Vimy Ridge, I agreed that the Red Ensign should fly during that time. It was a time to honour those who fought the battle, those who died and those who survived. They had served under the Red Ensign and honour should be rendered to them with that flag flying.
The Prime Minister’s Office overrode the standing protocol that only the current Canadian flag was to fly on Government properties in order to allow the Red Ensign to fly at Vimy. It was an exception to the rule I agreed with. Harper took that one step further and left the Red Ensign flying at the same level as the Canadian flag and French national flag on an ongoing basis. That is what Dallaire spoke out against. (more…)
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