Spirit of Anzac looms large, 109 years on

In Canada, the heavy toll of Parliament’s decisions is most often contemplated in November, when red poppies are pinned to lapels. But last week Ottawa hosted a smaller ceremony to commemorate the most solemn event on Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand’s calendar: Anzac Day.

Anzac Cove, Turkey, in 1915. The Gallipoli campaign remains the focus of Australia and New Zealand's commemorations on April 25 each year.Photograph courtesy of State Library of South Australia

Opinion

BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

April 29, 2024

OTTAWA–One of the most sobering decisions a national leader must make is whether to send their country’s youngest adults to war.

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