I didn't want to say it because all the folks are Canadians representing us all, but it is Ontario after all, often on the receiving end of the Country's jibes. No one can fault Ontario in this instance. These photographs surely invoke pride in all who view them, and like me a lump in the throat and tears in the eyes as well. 

It is worth noting for those who might be from other lands that this was never an organized event, it grew from a desire and need for the Canadian public to honour our fallen heros. It was a sponataneous display of National Pride that grows and grows each time.

-- Edited by 73SC on Thursday 26th of March 2009 04:16:34 PM

Tell me the truth you kicked her out right? Had to take my mom to Cesars to see her thats love for you.I want to know how these people become famous. this guy gets high and Paris sleeps around i should have been a super star in the 90's!

-- Edited by AlienX on Thursday 26th of March 2009 05:26:36 PM

67HEAVEN wrote:

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I've been on a bridge at least 25 times,

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Bob, I would like to go, dare I say, next time. How do I find out what time the cortege leaves CFB Trenton and then ETA to the various overpasses into Toronto. Might be easier for me to head down to Grosvenor Street since we are practically downtown. Does the Cortege route go on the Don Valley Parkway, my office is just off the off ramp at Eglinton/Wynford ?

 

-- Edited by 73SC on Thursday 26th of March 2009 10:51:44 PM

Ray,

The plane usually lands in Trenton at 2:00 pm, followed by a brief ceremony with the family. They then head west for the 172-km journey by about 3:00 pm, to arrive at the Chief Coroner's Office on Grosvenor Street, Toronto by approx. 5:15 pm. This is in the case of one fallen. When there are more, it takes much longer. If there are more than three, add at least an hour.

If there's one death, the cortege is made up of about 10-15 vehicles. When there are more deaths, it is very, very large. Believe me, when they're coming, every vehicle with lights flashing and sirens, NOBODY misses it.

CP24 usually runs live coverage at Trenton, as well as updates along the way, and stations like CFRB and 680News usually follow the progress.

When we learn of another death, it's usually two or three days later when the place arrives, depending on the time of day when it happens.

There is always advance warning of the day and time at http://northumberlandnews.com/

They roll down the DVP with the Chief Coroner's Office, on Grosvenor, as their destination. The local firehouses empty onto the street so the smoke-eaters can line up to salute, as do the neighbouring EMS and Paramedic Services too. And, the public stops what they're doing as they pass.

I wish we could put something like that together. A year or so ago we had some crack job jholes protest the war at our troops funerals man that is just sick. There is a time and a place to protest. the last one i heard about them doing this one of the protester got his a$$ handed to him an the cops did nothing.

I understand your pain, I really do.

I may get crucified on here but FOX NEWS ( as a hole ) is the only conservative staition in north america.We here in Canada do not have any.Yes I agree that he should be put through the shredder for saying what he said but we or they still have the freedom of speech how ever right or wrong it is. Ever since WW2 the Liberals here in Canada cut our millitary down to the bone and gave our forces over to the UN to be used as a bunch of PEECE KEEPING boy scouts ( We are a sovereign Nation and we should never give our men and women in the millitary over to any foreign power ).As a result the world still holds this veiw of our millitary as being such.Since the Conservatives here have taken power they have been slowly restoring our millitary into a real fighting force once again.If this nation were to be attacked could we ourselves defend ourselves without help from our neighbours to the south? So not all the blame should be put on outside forces.We are partly to blame ourselves for what the world thinks of us. Liberals will probably disagree me.

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FOX NEWS ( as a hole ) is the only conservative staition in north america. We here in Canada do not have any.

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I disagree. FoxNews claims to be "fair and balanced"....as well as...."we report, you decide". How is that conservative, or are you saying that their reporting is conservative, but they're just pretending to be balanced?

There are plenty of conservative (or right-leaning) media outlets in Canada.

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Yes I agree that he should be put through the shredder for saying what he said but we or they still have the freedom of speech how ever right or wrong it is.

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Yes. That's exactly why so many Canadians used their freedom of speech to voice their disagreement.
 

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Liberals will probably disagree me.

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Why does one have to be a liberal to disagree?

you'll get dumba$$ morons like gutfeld opening their uneducated mouths on both ends, left or right.

i don't mind fox news once in a while, but they are certaintly NOT unbiased or balanced. on the other end neither is cbc news.