Liberals deny 'prayer ban' at Remembrance Day ceremonies, despite Conservative accusations

Liberals deny 'prayer ban' at Remembrance Day ceremonies, despite Conservative accusations

Conservatives are blaming the Liberal government for a directive that will once again require military chaplains to tone down religious language when speaking at Remembrance Day ceremonies and other public events.

DND denies Conservatives’ claim that there’s a Remembrance Day chaplain prayer ban

The Conservative Party is blasting the NDP-Liberal government for allegedly banning military chaplains from reciting prayers on Remembrance Day. In a Friday press release, the party criticized Canada’s Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair, for promising last year that chaplains were not banned from prayer on Remembrance Day or any other day.  “But Canadians now know that the NDP-Liberal government lied,” said the party. “Instead, they just g…

Conservatives Decry Military Prayer Ban Ahead of Remembrance Day

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 …

Canadian military again bans prayers at Remembrance Day ceremonies

From LifeSiteNews By Clare Marie Merkowsky The Canadian Armed Forces member who shared the emails about Remembrance Day with LifeSiteNews stated that ‘this constant desire to erase God from our culture is highly ideological. Canadians don’t support this. Veterans don’t support this.’ The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has banned prayer at all Remembrance Day celebrations in the latest attempt to strip Canada of her religious heritage.  This Novembe…

NDP-Liberal Government Bans Military Chaplains From Reciting Prayers On Remembrance Day - Today's Northumberland - Your Source For What's Happening Locally and Beyond

press release On Friday, November 8, 2024, Canadians discovered that the NDP-Liberal Government are continuing to ban military chaplains from praying during Remembrance Day ceremonies across Canada. Last year, Trudeau’s Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair, promised that “chaplains are not – and will not be – banned from prayer on Remembrance Day,” but Canadians now know that the NDP-Liberal government lied. Instead, they just gave a one-tim…

Australian National Review - Conservatives Decry Military Prayer Ban Ahead of Remembrance Day

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 …