Remembrance Day
REDMAN: The government must stop politicizing Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day should be a time to honour all those who served and died for Canada. Instead, once again, it has been politicized, this year by a government-staged apology aimed at casting shame on the military rather than celebrating its sacrifice.
Once a year, we pause to remember those who died in uniform in service to our country and in defence of our rights and freedoms, and our very way of life.
I’m shocked the LPC didn’t have a Transgender Remembrance day.
We remember the fallen – while foreign criminals mop up taxpayer cash
TODAY, the annual Remembrance Sunday commemoration is held in London to honour the contribution of service personnel and civilians in the two World Wars and successive conflicts. It is a sombre occasion: the military bands stirring, the uniforms and greatcoats immaculate, and the church bells muffled. The crimson poppy wreaths are laid, while thousands of marchers salute the Cenotaph.
The War Heroes Canada Forgets to Remember
Every year on Remembrance Day, Canadians gather to honour the fallen, recalling the iconic battles of Vimy Ridge, Ypres, Ortona, and Kapyong, and the bravery of Spitfire pilots, corvette crews, and infantrymen who clawed through Europe’s darkest hours.
But beyond those famous chapters are lesser-known stories, often forgotten, that reveal the full scope of Canada’s military commitment, from global wars to distant peacekeeping missions and humanitarian crises.
In this English city, memories of Canadian soldiers and nurses loom large
I didn’t expect, while on a recent trip to Buxton, England, to find myself crouching before 29 shining white tombstones of Canadian soldiers, clustered under a row of holly trees bearing bright red fruit. Rain fell onto the precisely trimmed grass and a grey October wind blew the red roses growing between the graves.
On Nov. 11, locals will gather for the annual ceremony here, to light candles and lay wreaths to honour these men, casualties of the First World War who now rest far from where they lived and died.
How Remembrance Day and politics collided — and what it means for the future
One of the most revered days in the Canadian calendar was caught up in controversy this week as a debate raged over the appropriateness of playing an Arabic song and invoking the transatlantic slave trade during Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has accused some event organizers of being too “woke” and defiling a day meant to mourn war dead and pay respect to Canadian soldiers, sailors and airmen who fought to protect the country.
Remembrance Day is not about Islamists and their imaginary idol Mohammed the child molester nor is it about Canada’s imaginary guilt for imaginary slavery etc etc etc..
Michael Higgins: The woke takeover of Remembrance Day
Left to our virtue-signalling elites, our hapless leaders and our ignorant educators, Canada would have forsworn its solemn duty to remember the dead and honour those who served.
Thankfully, ordinary Canadians are less susceptible to the vagaries of woke culture and DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) policies, and understand that bravery, duty and sacrifice are virtues that require us occasionally to pause, reflect and honour those who served.
The forgotten ruthlessness of Canada’s Great War soldiers
In 1915, it was the Canadian Corps’ first Christmas on the Western Front and in a trench near Ypres their enemy was inviting them over for a party.
In 1915, it was the Canadian Corps’ first Christmas on the Western Front and in a trench near Ypres their enemy was inviting them over for a party.
Remembrance Day
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Thank you to all who served.
I hope that Canada can be rescued from the clutches of that nation destroying cabal sucking on the public teat in Ottawa.
I hope that your sacrifice will not have been in vain.
SLOBODIAN: ‘Vigil’ to honour terrorists hijacks Remembrance Day symbol
A vigil planned in Mississauga to honour dead Hamas terrorist leaders has desecrated Canada’s revered Remembrance Day symbols.
And so those who love terrorists now freely mock Canada and disdain what we value and cherish. In boldly appropriating a symbol reserved for our veterans — both the living and the dead — men and women who bravely rose to many challenges and sacrificed so much in so many places for so long for Canada, they insult us all. Which of course is part of the plan, to show elsewhere how tamely Canadians accept the contempt of others.
John Robson: As They Were Ready to Serve, So We Must Be
When I was a kid, Remembrance Day was a widely observed tribute to a bygone era, and to people who had shown a particular kind of virtue and dedication we wouldn’t be needing any more. It was heartfelt, including because virtue and dedication generally were still needed. But war? All gone.
THOMSON: Remembrance matters, and we need to do a better job of it
There are only two days remaining until November 11th. Why is this important day of solemn remembrance in danger of irrelevance in Canada?
Of course this premise stems from Friday’s news that in Halifax Sackville Heights Elementary, sent a notice to families asking veterans and serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces to abstain from wearing their uniform if they planned to attend the school’s Remembrance Day ceremony.
Opinion: On Remembrance Day, has Canada forgotten?
Canadians were proud after the Second World War, not only for what we had accomplished with our allies but with the notable distinctions earned by Canadian units, especially in Normandy. Canadians at home contributed financial support toward the war and cheered for our military. Industries manufactured weapons and prepared food for troops abroad, and Canadians truly became united across our vast territory.
The Government invites a million settlers a year who share little by way of culture and values with Canada. Don’t be surprised our “quaint traditions” are being swept under the rug.
