Making Sense of Conflicting Claims About Prayer Ban for Military Chaplains at Official Ceremonies

Sentries stand at the National War Memorial in Ottawa during the Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2021. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre raised objections this week that military chaplains “are banned from prayers at Remembrance Day ceremonies.”

Defence Minister Bill Blair in turn said that the military Chaplain General “never did ban prayer.”