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Lest we forget to teach young people about our military history

Recently, a school in Nova Scotia indicated that it wanted service personnel who planned to attend the school’s Remembrance Day ceremonies to avoid wearing their respective uniforms.The reason given was that they wanted to have the students feel more welcome, and not to be in a position of being uncomfortable. This was later withdrawn. Needless […]

Stripped of remembrance

OTTAWA—It all began with a newsletter circulated on Nov. 8 to the parents of students attending Sackville Heights Elementary School in Nova Scotia.  The newsletter outlined the school’s plans for their Nov. 11 Remembrance Day ceremony the following Monday. Noting that any serving member of the Canadian Armed Forces was welcome to attend, the newsletter added this controversial […]