Isn't it still a bit early for poppies, Ed Fast? Not even Hallowe'en. Cue: "I make no apologies for...." pic.twitter.com/Yq2bB1Du
Here is what The Royal Canadian Legion has to say on the matter:
- When is a Poppy worn?
- There is no set period when the Poppy should be worn. In fact, a person may wear a Poppy at any time. Traditionally, however, the Poppy is worn during the Remembrance period, which is from the last Friday in October to the end of the day on 11 November. It is also suggested that Poppies be worn at other commemorative events throughout the year, such as the Battle of the Atlantic, the Battle of Britain, a memorial service at a Legion Convention and other similar occasions.The Poppy is also worn by Colour Parties when on parade and by members attending funeral services for veterans.
Here is a link to a few pictures from the Alberta Legislature taken this past Friday of people who obviously are not as smart as our pal Glen.
You get the point. The evidence is clear.
Too bad McGregor didn't.
Excerpts from some of McGregor's follow up tweets.
And for the win!>> @Albertaardvark @mooseandskwerl You are really a relentless troll, aren't you? Go for walk. Get some fresh air.
UPDATE: Alberta Ardvark, along with the lovely and talented Natasha aka mooseandskwerl, get results!
McGregor apologizes: .
BC Blue and CAW Worker's Voice of Reason offer their thoughts
10 comments:
Hnotice when caught being STUPID the person goes to a personal experience "my Grandfather was in the war"
this statement only further tells me Glen McGregor you of all people should respect the meaning of the poppy to all Canadians and the reason we are proud to wear a poppy
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He won't admit he was wrong and he certainly won't admit that it was a cheap shot against Ed Fast.
I'm going to do a similar blog post, with my own cheap shot at McGregor, who apparently missed all those NDP, Liberal, and Cnservative MP's wearing poppies on Friday.
http://www.cpac.ca/eng/videos/79541
And this guy writes columns we're supposed to take seriously!
What a complete idiot!
Do YOU intend to wear a poppy Mr.McGregor,and DO you have any idea what it represents?
Probably not.
All service members startd wearing poppies then as well. This guy should get out more often and actually see the world. He might learn something.
Updated with McGregor's apology tweet.
It took him awhile and it would have been easier not to have taken the shot in the first place, he does the right thing.
Yes he did the right thing, but he dug himself a hole before he did. I would be willing to bet he got a call from his editor or another boss and received a ear full. If anything I would be demanding apology to all the veterans. Referring to wearing the poppy as some sort of costume for Halloween would be a insult to everything the Poppy stands for.
I'm a vet. I Usually wear my "I support our troops" ball-cap. The cap is available through the R.C. Legion. It bear the Legion Logo. This logo has a poppy worked into it. Ergo, I wear a poppy most every day.
In retrospect, I do believe that I'd be more than proud to provide to Mr. G McG, free of charge, a colonoscopy, using his head as the probe.
Huh? Wuzzat you say?
He already walks around like that all the time?
Drat!! Seems that someone has beat be to the punch. One of the drawbacks of being old is moving too slow, I reckon . . .
until that time ~
t.e.& o.e.
ttfn
tj
It's not fair when a Liberal bring his knife to the gunfight.
Thanks for the smackdown of another self absorbed scribe that tilts left.
O/T,
In case you want to know what actually was said at the Alberta Legislature between parties on donations, read this in full:
http://www.assembly.ab.ca/Documents/isysquery/7874c44a-ac49-4aa0-998c-bcc560717a9b/1/doc/#
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