#Remembrance day uk 2021 full
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.īut the government opted on Sunday to raise the flags back up to their full height before lowering them again on Monday in honour of Indigenous Veterans Day, and they will be lowered again on Thursday.Īside from the mask and physical distancing requirements and the decision not to have a veterans’ parade, Bond said this year’s national ceremony will include many of the elements that Canadians have come to know over the decades.
The Legion has also 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. Some restrictions and changes will nonetheless remain in place as COVID-19 continues to pose a threat, Bond said, with masks and physical distancing requirements in place for anyone planning to attend ceremonies. Royal Canadian Air Force's members march prior to a ceremony at the National War Memorial on Remembrance Day in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 11, 2021. “They are there to support others, whether they’re called on to care for seniors living in long-term care homes during the worst of the pandemic, or making invaluable contributions to help in global crises,” Singh said. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in a statement praised those who have served the country, and called on the government to do more to improve the lives of veterans. “Their selflessness and courage serve as an inspiration to all of us.”
“Our veterans and those serving today represent the very best of what it means to be Canadian,” Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said in a statement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said 100 years later the poppy remains an unmistakable symbol of the somber day. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire lay a wreath of flowers as Canadian Governor General Mary May Simon and her husband Whit Fraser look on, during a ceremony at the National War Memorial on Remembrance Day in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 11, 2021.
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