The national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa is scheduled to kick off around 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning with the Veterans March.
Gloria Hooper, National Mother of the Silver Cross, will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Gloria Hooper’s son, Chris Holopina, was the first Canadian peacekeeper to be killed during the United Nations operation in Bosnia in 1996, when he was just 22 years old.
She came from rural Manitoba to participate in the event.
As always, the Last Post will be played, followed by two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. to commemorate the entry into force of the armistice on November 11, 1918, which ended the First World War.
Events at the National War Memorial will be broadcast live on television and online by the Royal Canadian Legion for those unable to attend.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Veterans Affairs Ginette Petitpas Taylor are among the expected dignitaries.
Ms. Petitpas Taylor would like to thank the men and women who wore the uniform and served the country with pride.
This year, Remembrance Day comes at a time when peace seems far away for many. More than 11,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip. An estimated 1,200 Israelis were killed in the October 7 attacks by the militant group Hamas, which sparked the current conflict.
Meanwhile, Ukrainians prepare for another winter of war as the Russian invasion continues.
Minister Petitpas Taylor noted that many Canadians are thinking about what is happening in the Middle East right now and that people who have served in times of crisis can, she believes, understand what is happening.