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Dec 1, 2021
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Nov 17, 2021
The Royal Canadian Legion asks the federal government to formally apologize to Veterans who were subjected to sexual misconduct while serving in the Canadian Armed Forces.
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Nov 11, 2021
The 100th anniversary of the Poppy as the country’s symbol of Remembrance was the theme of Canada’s National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa. The gathering with all its traditional elements took place under a bright yet chilly sky.
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Nov 5, 2021
The men and women who serve our country live by the code Leave no one behind. Yet today, Canada’s Veterans are struggling with the Government’s inaction to save our Afghan brothers and sisters in arms who have been left to fend for themselves under threat of Taliban retaliation, torture and death.
The Royal Canadian Legion is calling on the Government of Canada to uphold its moral duty to save the lives of our Afghan partners. Read the full letter to the Prime Minister below.
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Nov 1, 2021
The Canadian Premier League is pleased to announce its support for and partnership with The Royal Canadian Legion at four of its upcoming November matches. Players with all eight CPL teams will wear match-day jerseys featuring the Poppy to thank Canada’s veterans for preserving the freedoms we enjoy today.
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Nov 1, 2021
The Royal Canadian Legion is honoured to name this year’s National Silver Cross Mother, Mme Josée Simard of Les Méchins, Québec. She will place a wreath at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Remembrance Day and will represent all Silver Cross Mothers across Canada until October 2022.
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Oct 29, 2021
One hundred years after the Poppy became the nation’s symbol of Remembrance, The Royal Canadian Legion has launched its 2021 National Poppy Campaign. Close to 20 million poppies are expected to be distributed this year.
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Oct 27, 2021
Donors will once again have the option of touchless donation during The Royal Canadian Legion’s 2021 National Poppy Campaign which begins on October 29. After the pilot project introduction of the HSBC “Pay Tribute” electronic boxes in 2020, an updated version of the boxes will be released for the 2021 campaign.
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Oct 27, 2021
The Royal Canadian Legion unveils “The Immortal Poppy” in 2021, to help mark the 100th anniversary of the poppy as the symbol of Remembrance in Canada. This digital art is another way to preserve the memory of 118,000 fallen Canadian soldiers dating back to 1812, by encrypting their names on an enduring digital symbol.
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Oct 25, 2021
The First Poppy of The Royal Canadian Legion’s 2021 National Poppy Campaign was presented today to Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General and commander-in-chief of Canada.
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Oct 22, 2021
This Remembrance Day, to honour the 100th anniversary of the remembrance Poppy, you can support and remember fallen Canadian heroes in a new, more lasting way — with a digital Poppy NFT (non-fungible token).
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Oct 1, 2021
Poppy Fund donations in Ontario helped send children from military families to Camp Maple Leaf in the Kawartha Lakes.
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Sep 29, 2021
Unique new features will be part of the Royal Canadian Legion’s 2021 National Poppy Campaign which officially begins on Friday, October 29th.
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Aug 30, 2021
The Royal Canadian Legion released the 2021 “It’s Our Duty” position paper to all Canadian Members of Parliament recently. The paper outlines the organization’s current advocacy agenda. See the agenda at legion.ca.
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Aug 27, 2021
The Legion’s Dominion President Bruce Julian issued a public statement today regarding help for Veterans during the current crisis in Afghanistan.
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Aug 19, 2021
Bruce Julian was acclaimed as The Royal Canadian Legion’s new Dominion President during the organization’s virtual 48th Dominion Convention held from August 13-15. New resolutions were also passed, which will help shape Legion operations going forward.
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Aug 18, 2021
Dominion President Citation Awards were presented to five extraordinary Legion members whose work on behalf of Veterans and their families is nothing short of outstanding.
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Jul 6, 2021
One hundred years today, the precursor to The Royal Canadian Legion officially recognized the Poppy as Canada’s lasting symbol of Remembrance. A century later, the Legion is commemorating this historic milestone.
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Jun 18, 2021
The Royal Canadian Legion endorses recommendations in a new report by the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO), which dealt with sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
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Jun 2, 2021
Supporting military families, rehabilitation, trauma education and promoting Remembrance… these are some of the many ways your donations through the Legion’s Poppy Campaign are supporting Veterans and their families and honouring those who served.