Pardon?
“En berne”. Thank you. Lowering the flag to half-mast makes sense to Canadians, but the government may want that to happen at 11 a.m., during the ceremony.
To put it down at half-mast at a particular time of day when it's going to be relevant, and for instance the country is watching, makes more sense than at 12:01 and it having to be put down at half-mast. It also makes sense if protocol were to evolve with time, and we were to change what's appropriate with respect to lowering the flag. It's much better to not have to go back in and have a new law in order to make that change.