This isn't really political. But I can't think of where else to put it.

Today, I took my army cadet son to get ready for the remembrance day ceremony at the nearby village. The ceremony will last a good hour, will have at least 50 people playing a role, including the seven or eight surviviing vets, and will draw most of the local population.  It will be the third such event in the last week just in this locality. The other other two were the United Church service and the school assembly. all were major events.