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For immediate release
November 11, 2018
IN REMEMBRANCE
OTTAWA, ON – The Honourable Yonah Martin, Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition in the Senate, honoured our beloved veterans and men and women in uniform past and present across Canada during Veterans Week 2018.
On November 2nd, the 21st Annual Ceremony of Remembrance took place in the Senate Chamber. The somber event commemorated the 100th Anniversary of the end of WWI, the 65th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and all wars and conflicts in which Canadians served and sacrificed their lives. Parliamentarians, Veterans, Dignitaries, Regimental officials, and guests gathered in the historic Upper Chamber on whose walls hangs prolific artwork that depict Canadian contributions during World War I.
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