Posted AT 6:19 AM EDT on 01/04/08
Less is more
An opposition motion that would require the national flag atop the Peace Tower to be lowered to half-mast every time a Canadian soldier dies smacks of anti-war sentiment dressed up as a way to honour the fallen. The motion should be defeated on Wednesday.
No one can fairly accuse the Conservative government, when it insists that tradition and protocol be observed in flag policy, of being disrespectful to Canadian soldiers. The government staunchly supports the mission in Afghanistan.
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