Fly That Flag High!!

Keep that flag flying high over Parliament, this shows our respect of our soldiers more than lowering it ever will.

In battle, keeping the flag high has always been a symbol for soldiers to rally behind. A lowered flag means defeat.

We can show more respect with a Canadian flag flying high, and proud in our nations capital then if we lower it for every battle death.

Lower the flag in the soldier's hometown. I saw today that Save-On-Foods had their flag lowered here in Edmonton, and it was very touching, it made me feel very sad that we had lost one of our own, but it made me proud that we have helped contribute to make our country safer. It also made Edmonton special, all of Edmonton should lower their flags to make the rest of Canada aware of the fact that it was one of ours that is a hero.

This must also be how the military feels, it is their special loss, let them tell us that by letting only those bases who have lost a soldier lower the flag. If everybody lowers the flag, it takes away from the honour we wish to extend to the families of the fallen.

Politicians have no right to change years of tradition that the military respects, and the media is totally wrong in whinning about not getting to have cameras in Trenton. The families need some private time to grieve and we don't need to be "peeping toms" on that grief.

A lowered flag means defeat, this is not the message Canadians want to send to our troops.

Fly that flag high over Parliament so our soldiers know that we support them, that Canada is here for them, and that we are strong and free, because of the efforts of our military.