Mr. Speaker, the member who has involved herself very much in this issue will know that in 1966 cabinet adopted specific protocol rules for flags.
However, as a result of the intervention of the member and others when the day of mourning for police across the country was brought to our attention we were able to revisit the protocol. Indeed, we are developing a new system where the flag can be flown at half mast to share the nation's sense of collective grief around issues like the deaths of workers. On the national day of remembrance and action on violence against women the flag will be flying at half mast this Friday.