Canadian Heritage committee  I recently attended a funeral for a fire chief in Ontario, just two weeks ago. I was the parade marshal for that, as part of the fire marshal's office. When we folded the flag, the “alternative” Canadian way to fold the flag, which is square and not triangular, and we presented i

Canadian Heritage committee  There is no official way. They classify that as an “alternate way”.

Canadian Heritage committee  I think it's extremely critical that we have a national protocol. It is extremely difficult when we're involved in a funeral, memorial, or anything like that, first to meet the needs of the family and secondly to do it right. A lot of times we're flying by the seat of our pants t

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Committee members, on behalf of the Fire Marshal of Ontario and myself, it's an honour and a privilege to sit here before the committee today. My name is Doug Goodings. I'm the executive coordinator of certification and accreditation for the Office of