Archive -- Half-Masting of the Flag - 2004

December 20, 2004

Death of Mr. Lawrence O'Brien, MP

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the federal riding and geographical area of Labrador are to be flown at half-mast from now until sunset on Monday, December 20, 2004 - the day of the funeral of the late Mr. Lawrence O’Brien, MP.

Further, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on the day of funeral.

December 6, 2004

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

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 Monday, December 6, 2004, to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

November 22, 2004

Death of the Honourable John (Jack) Horner, P.C.

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the City of Calgary, Alberta are to be flown at half-mast from last Friday night until sunset on Thursday, November 25, 2004 - the day of the funeral of the late the Honourable John (Jack) Horner.

Further, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on the day of funeral.

November 15, 2004

Death of the Right Honourable Ellen L. Fairclough, P.C., C.C.

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the City of Hamilton, Ontario will be flown at half-mast from now until sunset on Thursday, November 18, 2004 - the day of the funeral of the late the Right Honourable Ellen L. Fairclough.

Further, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on the day of funeral.

November 11, 2004

To honour the memory of all Canadians who have served their country in time of war, the National Flag of Canada will be flown at half-mast on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across Canada from sunrise to sunset on Remembrance Day, Thursday, November 11, 2004.

Should half-masting occur at/near a cenotaph or 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 7, 2004

Further to our notification of October 7, 2004, please be advised that flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments shall remain at half-mast until sunset on Wednesday, October 13, 2004, the day of the funeral of the late Lieutenant (Navy) Chris Saunders.

September 26th

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 26, 2004 to commemorate the National Peace and Police Officer's Memorial Day.

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 26, 2004 to commemorate the National Peace and Police Officer's Memorial Day.

Anniversary of September 11th, 2001

Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on the Canadian Embassy in Washington and all other Canadian missions across the United States of America are to be flown at half-mast from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, September 11, 2004 to commemorate the tragic events of that day in 2001 in the USA.

September 7, 2004

Death of the Honourable Gerald S. Merrithew, P.C., C.D.

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the City of Springfield, New Brunswick will be flown at half-mast from now until sunset on Friday, September 10, 2004 - the day of the funeral of the late the Honourable Gerald S. Merrithew.

Further, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on the day of the funeral.

The Honourable Gerald S. Merrithew, P.C., C.D.

Mr. Merrithew was born on September 23, 1931 in Saint John, New Brunswick. He studied at the University of New Brunswick.

Mr. Merrithew was first elected to the House of Commons in 1984. Between 1984 and 1989, he occupied the position of Minister of State (Forestry), Minister of State (Forestry and Mines), Minister of Veterans Affairs, Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency, without Portfolio, Minister of Supply and Services.

July 10, 2004

The flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, July 10, 2004 - the day of the state funeral for the late President of Austria, Mr. Thomas Klestil.

July 2, 2004

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the City of Ottawa, Ontario will be flown at half-mast from now until sunset on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 - the day of the funeral of the Right Honourable F. Alvin G. Hamilton.

Further, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on the day of the funeral.

June 11, 2004

The Flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on all Government of Canada buildings and establishements across Canada, and at all Canadian missions in the United States of America (where possible) will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Friday, June 11, 2004, the day of the funeral of the late Ronald Reagan, former President of the United States of America.

June 8, 2004

The Flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will be flown at half-mast from 9:30 am to 11:30 am on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 to honour former parliamentarians who have passed away in the last year.

June 6, 2004

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 on Sunday, June 6, 2004 to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day Landing in Normandy, France and to honour the sacrifice of those Canadians who served their country and the cause of liberty with unfailing courage and distinction.

May 17, 2004

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba will be flown at half-mast from now until sunset on Thursday, May 20, 2004 - the day of the funeral of the late the Honourable James A. Richardson.

Further, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on the day of the funeral.

May 13, 2004

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the City of Montréal, Quebec will be flown at half-mast from now until sunset on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - the day of the funeral of the late the Honourable Eric William Kierans.

Further, the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa will fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on the day of funeral.

May 10, 2004

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the City of Montréal, Quebec will be flown at half-mast from now until sunset on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - the day of the funeral of the late the Honourable Eric William Kierans.

April 28, 2004

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 Wednesday, April 28, 2004, to mark this Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace.

April 9, 2004

The National Flag of Canada will be flown at half-mast on the Peace Tower in Ottawa from sunrise to sunset Friday, April 9, 2004, to mark this National Day of Remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

March 30, 2004

The flag on the Peace Tower will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, March 30, in honour of the late Her Royal Highness Princess Juliana (earlier Her Majesty Queen Juliana) of the Netherlands - an enduring and beloved friend of Canada.

March 24, 2004

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the City of Ottawa, Ontario (excluding the Peace Tower) will be flown at half-mast from now until sunset, Saturday, March 27 - the day of the funeral, of the late the Honourable Mitchell W. Sharp, P.C., C.C. Further, the flag on the Peace Tower will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on the day of funeral.

March 22, 2004

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the City of Montreal, Quebec will be flown at half-mast from now until sunset on Friday, March 26 - the day of the funeral of the late the Honourable Pierre Sévigny. Further, the flag on the Peace Tower will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset, the day of the funeral.

March 20, 2004

Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the City of Ottawa, Ontario (excluding the Peace Tower) will be flown at half-mast from now until sunset the day of the funeral, (date to be announced), 2004, in honour of the late Honourable Mitchell W. Sharp, P.C., C.C. Further, the flag on the Peace Tower will fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on the day of funeral.

February 27, 2004

The flag of the Office of the Canadian Embassy in Skopje, Macedonia will be flown at half-mast Friday, February 27, 2004, in honour of the death of the Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski.

February 10, 2004

Further to our previous notification, flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments at the Old Port in Quebec City, Quebec, now flying at half-mast, will remain at half-mast until sunset on Friday, February 13, 2004 - the day of the funeral of the late Claude Ryan.

In addition, flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across the province of Quebec will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset, Friday, February 13, 2004.

February 9, 2004

The Flags on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments at the Old Port in Quebec City, Quebec will be flown at half-mast from now, Monday, February 9, 2004 until sunset the day of the funeral (date to be determined), and on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments across the province of Quebec from sunrise to sunset on the day of the funeral, in honour of the late Claude Ryan, leader of the Liberal Party in Quebec from 1978 to 1982, and Member of the Executive Council of Quebec from 1989 to 1994.

Mr. Ryan was born on January 26, 1925 in Montréal, Quebec. He studied at the School of Social Services at the University of Montréal and History at the Pontifical Georgian University in Rome.

He became editor of Le Devoir in 1964. He became leader of the Liberal Party in Quebec in 1978. He led the ‘no’ side during the 1980 Quebec sovereignty referendum. From 1989 until 1994, he held the posts of Minister of Education, Higher Education and Sciences, with responsibility for administration of the French language Charter (1989), and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Public Security (1990). He was an author and a journalist.

February 2, 2004

Further to our previous message that flags on Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador be flown at half-mast until sunset on the day of the funeral of the late Corporal Jamie Brendan Murphy, please be advised that flags on Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador shall be raised to full mast at sunset, Tuesday, February 3, 2004.

January 27, 2004

Further to our previous message that the flag on the Peace Tower in Ottawa be flown at half-mast today until sunset, in honour of the late Corporal Jamie Brendan Murphy, please be advised that flags on Government of Canada buildings and establishments in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador shall be flown at half-mast from now until sunset the day of funeral/burial (location and date to be determined).

January 27, 2004

The National Flag of Canada will be flown at half-mast on the Peace Tower in Ottawa effective immediately until sunset, Tuesday, January 27, 2004, in honour of the late Corporal Jamie Brendan Murphy, who was killed while on active duty in Afghanistan, Tuesday, January 27, 2004.

Please also note that the National Flag will be flown at half-mast on all Government of Canada buildings and establishments on the day and in the location of the burial/funeral from sunrise to sunset [location and date to be announced].

 

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