Conservatives Decry Military Prayer Ban Ahead of Remembrance Day

Published on November 8, 2024

Ahead of Remembrance Day, the Conservatives have criticized the military’s policy prohibiting chaplains from reciting a prayer at official public functions. “Canadians should be free to practise their faith alongside fellow Canadians as we commemorate those who made the ultimate sacrifices for our freedoms,” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on social media platform X on Nov. 8. The previous day, The Epoch Times reported that the ban on prayer during military functions initiated in October 2023 is still in effect. Contrary to what Liberals claimed last year, Chaplains are banned from prayers at Remembrance Day ceremonies. Canadians should be free to practise their faith alongside fellow Canadians as we commemorate those who made the ultimate sacrifices for our freedoms....

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