Remembrance Day’s two minutes of silence at the Canadian War Memorial was interrupted by the late arrival of Governor General Mary Simon, who barely made it for the solemn ceremony in the nation’s capital.
Simon, the first Indigenous Governor General in Canadian history, just couldn’t be bothered to be there at the beginning of the ceremony. Instead, she was extremely late and had her arrival broadcasted through loudspeakers even as the cannons fired to honour our fallen soldiers.
The ceremony is intended to honour the thousands of brave Canadian men who lost their lives fighting wars to protect the liberties of citizens nationally and abroad and is held at precisely 11 a.m. on November 11 every single year.
Ladies and gentleman, we interrupt the two minutes of silence at Ottawa’s National War Memorial for the arrival of Governor General Mary Simon pic.twitter.com/GQsjZeiQUk
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Simon wasn’t the only politician symbolically spitting on the graves of our soldiers, though.
As journalist Bryan Passifiume notes, “The Prime Minister literally arrived mere minutes before 11 a.m., and the Silver Cross Mother just as the bells were tolling 11 a.m.”
The Prime Minister literally arrived mere minutes before 11am, and the Silver Cross Mother just as the bells were tolling 11am pic.twitter.com/W9cZr2S6lk
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In a convenient turn of events, Veterans’ Affairs Canada now says that the reason these two nearly missed the ceremony was due to “a security issue,” which was identified and subsequently resolved, allowing the ceremony to proceed.
How convenient!
