The Royal Canadian Legion is welcoming back one of the most iconic aspects of Canada's national Remembrance Day ceremony following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: the veterans' parade.
Posted: Nov. 8, 2022 6:45AMChief Petty Officer First Class Jake McDavid stands in Ottawa, on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Those participating gather about an hour before the ceremony begins, then march through the streets of Ottawa to the National War Memorial for its start. They then march off with the rest of the official delegation after the ceremony. With most provincial and federal pandemic-related restrictions now lifted, however, the Legion is bringing the parade back.
“I think about all of the persons that I’ve served with,” he said. “I think about the experiences that I had while serving in the Canadian Forces. I think about the hardship that my family endured while I was away. I think about the ones that didn’t come back.” “It’s heartbreaking,” he said. “It’s hard because you do form some relationships with the persons that are on parade.”
The ceremony will also feature a special Red Ensign flag that was reportedly carried by one of the nearly 5,000 Canadian soldiers who participated in the ill-fated raid on the French port of Dieppe on Aug. 19, 1942 and later donated to the Legion.
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