A gesture to Canada’s war dead by a Chestermere teenager may be shut down over objections around the use of a poppy. Kevin Fleming reports.
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I have seen many poppy flowers on ground and in garbage….isn’t that disrespectful?
and dangerous………
They fall off. Ppl don’t usually take care of a plastic flower they buy for a few cents every year. Where do you think they will end up?
@Emerald Woodlands when my kids bring poppy pins from school…i always throw it away..because of pin hazard..someone can get hurt with pins…plus my kids always get into cat fight….dangerous to have poppy pins around the home….no doubt
I try to keep my poppy as long as possible current one I got is about 5 years old I think.
@Sarah Cutie TV yeah those pins are annoying and dangerous. You are right.
Stop looking for thing to be offended by.
Stop telling ME what I can find offending. I find it offensive, so am I wrong sir?
@kevin welsh yeah u are ………you must be actually pretty bra1n damaged to find something like this offensive……. so your opinion is totally invalid, wrong and nobody CARES
@KIDD CORONAAA did you say something???
I love it! I hope the city paints poppies around Victory Square in Vancouver.
Legion doesn’t speak for vets.
the poppy is a sacred symbol of our collective history. relatives of vets also have a claim on the poppy. I prefer Legion to administrate the trust of the poppy over say… government
@kevin welsh I prefer to have my own claim over the poppy since it’s my inalienable right to do so since it was created by the earth and not the government nor legion for that matter.
The Legion… not even run by veterans anymore what would they know? I see the intent of the gesture and it is a beautiful thing.
They’re really pretty and many soldiers have fallen to the “ground”…. I don’t see it as disrespectful. That might be an extreme interpretation.
yes, but we don’t walk on them. There are protocols about the use of the poppy and those should be respected…
Its also not just the “ground”, its the “road”.
I might paint some poppies in my driveway now. Thanks for the great idea!
My Grandfather fought in the wars btw, he would love this idea and be 100% in support of his fallen brothers and sisters, not against it.
Better yet, get some T-shirts made… maybe embroider some handkerchiefs. Crass!
Looks like hopscotch – let’s call it popscotch and have some fun.
I wonder what poppies did before we had veterans?
Chris they were blowing in the wind.
Poppy is my favorite flower.
Just stood around looking pretty! Lol
Used for medicinal, spiritual, and recreation. Milk of the poppy… opium.
Chris Dixon Is a teenage girl.
None of the veterans I know use or participate with the legion in any way. It’s become irrelevant anyway
lest we forget… you have forgotten!
@kevin welsh uhhh being against an organization is not forgetting. Try again though m8.
The Legion has copyrighted the image of the poppy, and has sued other Veteran groups, and even old ladies for using the poppy in a quilt that was being sold for charity. They are pulling out the disrespectful card, because it would be bad optics to sue the town over this. But as a Veteran, it’s more disrespectful that the Legion has tried to monetize a symbol of remembrance.
They copyrighted a flower? Wtf? I thought it was a symbol of remembrance, not a money maker or corporate / company symbol. It’s a flower which has more than one meaning or no meaning in some cases. It’s a flower! Canada uses the maple leaf as it’s symbol but that doesn’t prohibit anyone from using maple leaves on anything else. It’s a leaf!
Hear, hear.
“Who is objecting may surprise you”
It really doesn’t
if i seen trudeau wearing one i would be offended because he clearly don’t give a dam about Canada
that’s a fact
Or Canada’s veterans…!!
No conservative should be allowed to wear a poppy since they love to promote war (as long as they don’t have to fight in that war).
@Bob McRae by American standards, it’s liberals who love to bomb innocent children. Just embrace the fact that both sides benefit from war
@Bob McRae clueless.
poppies grow on the ground and cover fields, i understand the hesitation but honestly they should put more poppies. you can imagine yourself walking in flanders field
Right, but not on city cross walks tho…
Im sure it would be more, respectable if they’re was etched bricks with poppie designs in it. But this is low-effort rage bait, with all the controversies that have been had over the pride flags, that are of the same concept, this seems like its trying to catch headlines. Like ” Go ahead, do a burn out on it, i dare you.”
It is a wonderful way to pay respect and to heighten awareness of ultimate sacrifice. I was deeply moved when I saw this sidewalk.
Legion says it is disrespectful because they have not found a way to make money off of it for their non-veteran directors club, YET.
Exactly.
My father fought in Ortona; he rejected the Legion and I am pretty sure he would have loved the crosswalk.
Remember when crosswalks were lines on the road instead of social commentary? Those were the days.
Remember when cross walks were just that now it’s supposed to be a statement
Respect. To walk the walk. Definition: Act competently, like an expert; follow up on what one has promised. Is this not a reminder to respect those that have given their life.
Anyone who thinks this is “disrespectful”needs to get a grip!
Think of it like walking on a flag stupid.
@Delmar Chipperson it’s not the same at all…
I’m a retired military member and I DO NOT find that disrespectful! That’s beautiful. I’m blown away this was thought up by a kid. Thank you! Whomever the legion members are that find this disrespectful, I’m surprised. You guys really need to get out.