According to a brief in 24 Hours today, no government flags were lowered to honour the Canadian soldiers that have died recently in
If the Liberals were still in government and I was a Blogging Tory, I'd go on about how this shows typical Liberal disdain and disrespect for our soldiers. Since, however, the Liberals aren't in government, and since I'm neither a Tory nor an asshole, I'll just say I hope the government provides an explanation here and takes remedial action in the future.
As the article says, flags were lowered to honour fallen Canadian soldiers in
A fuller version of the CP article ran yesterday in the
By CP
An online government listing of ceremonial flag-lowerings at the
All three soldiers died last month in
5 comments:
If they start doing that, the flags will be down all the time...
Just to give a little more insight into this issue:
Cliff Chadderton, chairman of the National Council of Veteran Associations, which represents 55 veterans' groups, said it was a "mistake" to start the half-staffing in the first place. It unfairly distinguishes those who die in Afghanistan from those who have died in past wars, he said.
The memories of soldiers who have died in Afghanistan, he added, should be commemorated along with those of every other military death when the flag is lowered on Nov. 11, Remembrance Day.
...I've said this to many Tory bloggers...focus on political issues, add insight and debate...quit nit-picking on issues that remind most of us why we voted Conservative. There will be lots of 2 sided issues worth roasting CPC butts...but this one is just plain silly.
I'm not roasting any butts gwilliam, I made that clear. I'm asking a question. And the issues I raise will be ones of interest to me that I care about, not ones designed for political advantage.
Here's some more insight anon, from the same article:
Bob Butt, a national spokesman for the Royal Canadian Legion, said the Legion was initially opposed to the practice. But once the flag was lowered for the first Afghanistan casualties, that started a tradition that should continue, he said.
"If you do it for one, do it for all," he said. "You can't be selective."
Post a Comment