Nova Scotia ( Alleged) Poppy Ban issued by Judge

[Haggis]

And Remembrance Day is for the Fallen and no one else.

Exactly!

I went for a haircut yesterday as I will be representing my agency at local Remembrance ceremonies over the next few days. My local village barber is a big supporter of veterans and law enforcement and will give free haircuts to vets during the days before Nov 11.

He will be wearing his poppy until month's end as he believes if Blacks, LBGTQ2+, Asians etc. all get a "heritage" month, but vets and the fallen don't then that is unfair in his eyes. Which led to us having this exact discussion.

I think this is partly due to American influence as Nov 11 is their Veteran's Day, which celebrates living vets while their Memorial Day, in May, honours the fallen. Now the week prior to Nov 11 has been called "Veteran's Week" by our government, which further muddies the water and obscured the true purpose of Nov 11 commemorations in Canada. And I just about blow a gasket when people, with all good intentions, wish me a "Happy Remembrance Day" or talk about their Remembrance Day "celebrations".

 

[lenaitch]

Correct iirc. The Legion got upset at the Winnipeg Jets one year because they had the nerve to put a poppy sticker on their helmets. I could be wrong though,

And Remembrance Day is for the Fallen and no one else.

And I have heard the Jets had to pay (or make an in-kind charitable donation) to the RCAF Association for including its registered mark in their logo.

 

[ModlrMike]

And I just about blow a gasket when people, with all good intentions, wish me a "Happy Remembrance Day" or talk about their Remembrance Day "celebrations".

Agreed, but people just don't know what to say. Some say "Thank you for your service", which is still odd to me, but acceptable. I think something along the lines of "Lest we forget" or "Wishing you a memorable day" are somewhat better.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Agreed, but people just don't know what to say. Some say "Thank you for your service", which is still odd to me, but acceptable. I think something along the lines of "Lest we forget" or "Wishing you a memorable day" are somewhat better.

One response to thank you for your service I've heard and since stolen is replying it's an honour to serve.

 

[Maxman1]

I believe the poppy design is copyrighted by the Royal Canadian Legion and they have jealously guarded it in the past.

Like when Wounded Warrior Canada and Telus had a project where if you read through the list of Canadians killed in war, Telus would donate to Wounded Warrior, but because it used an image of a poppy, and not even the copyrighted version, the Legion demanded the funds go to them instead. And it went into general revenue, not the Poppy Fund.