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Jack wrote me back today, but I still haven't heard from Steven yet...

Thank you for writing to express your dismay about the recent decisions by Prime Minister Harper and his Conservative government to stop the lowering of the flag on our nation's Peace Tower and to ban media coverage of the return of our fallen soldiers.

Many other Canadians share your concerns and have questioned what it is our Prime Minister is trying to hide by dishonouring our soldiers. I think we can agree that we should be honouring our fallen soldiers every chance we get.

If it is appropriate to lower the flag here on Parliament Hill every time an unelected senator dies, why is it not appropriate to lower the flag every time one of our soldiers dies serving our country? Please be assured that the federal NDP will continue to press this matter and you can view our latest interventions, including those madeon April 27th, by checking: www.parl.gc.ca

Again, I appreciate the time you have taken to register this concern with me.


Sincerely,

Jack Layton, MP (Toronto-Danforth) Leader,
Canada's New Democrats

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