It should have been obvious that the anti-Canadian left would come for Remembrance Day eventually. The bigger surprise was how long they waited before incorporating ritual humiliation and scolding into the ceremonies of Nov. 11.

Of all the holidays, sombre and celebratory, Remembrance Day should strike decent and competent people as the one above the culture wars. It is deeply dishonourable to shoehorn modern ideologies onto the holiday that commemorates and pays tribute to Canada’s soldiers, both living and passed on.