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A person touches the helmet on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after laying a poppy, at the National War Memorial following the National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
The Department of National Defence has confirmed that chaplains can’t use the word “God” during official ceremonies such as Remembrance Day.
This follows Defence Minister Bill Blair’s dismissal as “misinformation” assertions by the Conservatives that military chaplains are being prohibited from saying prayers at Remembrance Day ceremonies.