Archive -- Half-Masting of the Flag - 2002

December 19, 2002

The National Flag of Canada will be flown at half-mast on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across Canada until sunset Monday, December 23, 2002, the day of the funeral of the late the Right Honourable Ramon John Hnatyshyn, P.C., C.C., C.M.M., C.D., Q.C., former Governor General of Canada.

December 6, 2002

The National Flag of Canada will be flown at half-mast on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across Canada from sunrise to sunset on Friday, December 6, 2002, to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

November 7, 2002

To honour the memory of all Canadians who have served their country in time of war, the Canadian flag will be flown at half-mast on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across Canada from sunrise to sunset on Remembrance Day, Monday, November 11, 2002.

Should half-masting occur near a cenotaph or at another site where remembrance services are being observed, half-masting can occur at 11:00 a.m. (or according to the prescribed order of service) and extend until sunset. In this regard, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will fly at half-mast from the commencement of the service at the National War Memorial and remain in that position until sunset.

October 9, 2002

The flag on the Peace Tower and on the Lester B. Pearson Building in Ottawa will be flown at half mast from sunrise to sunset Thursday, October 10, 2002, to honour the memory of His Excellency Renaud Bernardin, Ambassador for Haiti in Canada.

October 4, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower and on Government of Canada buildings and establishments within the limits of Winnipeg, Manitoba, are to be flown at half mast until sunset Saturday, October 5, 2002, the day of the funeral of the late Senator the Honourable Ronald Duhamel, P.C. current member of the Senate of Canada.

October 1, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower and on Government of Canada buildings and establishments within the limits of Winnipeg, Manitoba, are to be flown at half mast from now until sunset the day of the funeral (date to be provided later) of the late Senator the Honourable Ronald Duhamel, P.C. current member of the Senate of Canada.

September 27, 2002

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across Canada are to be flown at half mast from sunrise until sunset on Sunday, September 29, 2002 to commemorate the National Peace and Police Officer’s Memorial Day.

October 3, 2002

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments within the province of British Columbia are to be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset, Thursday, October 3rd, 2002, the day of the commemorative service of the late The Honourable Henry Bell-Irving, former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

September 6, 2002

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across Canada are to be flown at half mast from sunrise until sunset on Wednesday, September 11, 2002 to commemorate the tragic events of that day the previous year in the USA.

The preferred time for buildings and establishments that are being used for ceremonial purposes to lower their flags to half-mast is at 8:46 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. However, it is also acceptable to lower flags to half-mast in order to coincide with the established program for that ceremony.

July 24, 2002

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments within the province of Quebec will fly at half mast from sunrise to sunset, July 24, 2002, the day of the funeral of the late Louis Laberge, Member of the National Order of Quebec.

Mr Louis Laberge was one of the longest serving and most influential leaders of the modern day labour movement in Quebec. He was the vice-president of the Quebec Federation of Workers, from 1962 to 1964, followed by a 27 year term as president from 1964 - 1991. He also held various other positions, serving on the Work and Manpower Consulting Committee and the Health and Safety in the Workplace Commission. M. Laberge was an officer of the National Order of Quebec since 1988.

July 17, 2002

The flag on the Peace Tower as well as flags on all government buildings and establishments within the city of Longueuil, Quebec will fly at half mast from sunrise to sunset, July 18, 2002, the day of the funeral of the late the Honourable Jean-Pierre J. J. Côté, P.C., O.C. former lieutenant governor of Quebec and member of The Queen's Privy Council.

July 12, 2002

Follow-up - Half-masting notice, July 10, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on Government of Canada buildings and establishments within the city of Longueuil, Quebec are to be returned to full-mast at sunset Friday, July 12, 2002.

Furthermore, flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments within the city of Longueuil, Quebec shall return to half- mast on July 18, 2002, from sunrise to sunset, day of the funeral for the late Honourable Jean-Pierre J. J. Côté, P.C., O.C. former Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and member of The Queen's Privy Council.

July 11, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on federal government buildings and establishments within the city of Longueuil, Quebec are to fly at half mast from now until sunset, the day of the funeral (date to be confirmed later) of the late the Honourable Jean-Pierre J. J. Côté, P.C., O.C. former lieutenant governor of Quebec and member of The Queen's Privy Council.

July 10, 2002

The flag on the Peace Tower as well as flags on all government buildings and establishments within the city of Montreal will fly at half mast from sunrise to sunset, July 10, 2002, the day of the funeral of the late the Honourable Jean Corbeil, Member of The Queen's Privy Council.

July 2, 2002

Follow-up - Half-Masting Notice - June 26, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on Government of Canada buildings and establishments within the city of Montréal, Quebec are to be returned to full-mast on sunset Tuesday, July 02, 2002.

Furthermore flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments within the city of Montréal, Quebec shall return to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on July10, 2002— day of the funeral for the Honourable Jean Corbeil, member of The Queen's Privy Council.

June 26, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on federal government buildings and establishments within the city of Montréal, Quebec, are to fly at half mast from now until sunset the day of the funeral (date to be confirmed later) of the late the Honourable Jean Corbeil, Member of The Queen's Privy Council

June 10, 2002

The flag on the Peace Tower will fly at half mast from sunrise to sunset, Monday, June 10, 2002, the day of the funeral of the late Sir Charles Antrobus, Governor General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who passed away on Monday, June 3, 2002.

May 31, 2002

The flag on the Peace Tower will fly at half mast from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., Monday, June 3, 2002, to honour the memory of the 24 former parliamentarians who passed away over the past year.

May 21, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments within the city of Ottawa are to fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, May 22, 2002, the day of the memorial service for the late Honourable Renaude Lapointe, Member of The Queen's Privy Council and former Speaker of the Senate.

May 13, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on Government of Canada buildings and establishments within the city of Ottawa are to fly at half mast from now until sunset, Tuesday, May 14, in honour of the late Honourable Renaude Lapointe, Member of The Queen's Privy Council and former Speaker of the Senate.

The same directive will apply from sunrise until sunset, Wednesday, May 22, 2002, the day of the commemorative service.

May 9, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on Government of Canada buildings and establishments within the city of Mississauga, Ontario are to fly at half mast from now until sunset, Saturday, May 11, 2002 -- the day of the funeral of the late Honourable Robert Layton, Member of The Queen's Privy Council.

May 2, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on Government of Canada buildings and establishments within the City of Ottawa are to be flown at half mast from now until sunset, Friday, May 3, 2002 - the day of the funeral of the late Honourable Roger Teillet, C.P.

April 26, 2002

As you are aware, April 28 was established by Parliament as "Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace". The Flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across Canada will be flown at half mast from sunrise to sunset Sunday, April 28, 2002, to mark this day.

April 25, 2002

Pursuant to the half-masting notice of April 18, 2002, for the Canadian soldiers who died while serving their country in Afghanistan, I am pleased to provide you with this additional information: Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on Government of Canada buildings and establishments across Canada and abroad are to be returned to full-mast effective immediately.

April 18, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across Canada and abroad shall be flown at half-mast effective immediately (until further notice) to honour the memory of the members of the Canadian Forces who have died while serving their country in Afghanistan.

March 30, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on Government of Canada buildings and establishments across the country and abroad will be at half mast until sunset April 9, 2002, the day of the funeral of The Queen Mother, to honour the memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.

March 5, 2002

Flags on all federal government buildings and establishments within the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia, are to be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, March 6, 2002 -- the day of the funeral of the late Honourable Finlay MacDonald (former Member of the Senate).

February 15, 2002

Please be advised that flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on federal government buildings and establishments within the province of Alberta are to be flown at half-mast until sunset Monday, February 18, 2002, the day of the funeral of the late Honourable Bud Olson, former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and member of The Queen's Privy Council for Canada.

February 9, 2002

Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on federal government buildings and establishments across Canada and abroad are to be flown at half mast until sunset February 15, 2002 to honour the memory of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.

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