Posted AT 2:46 PM EDT on 26/04/06
Flag controversy continues to rage
Nova Scotia Deputy Premier Ron Russell, a Second World War veteran, said Wednesday that Prime Minister Stephen Harper exercised “poor judgment” in deciding when he did to stop lowering the flag above the Peace Tower when Canadian soldiers are killed in action.
“I think he showed very poor judgment in timing,” Mr. Russell told reporters. “I think it's a very, very bad time to make that kind of a change.
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