A British Columbia veteran said he was angry to see a damaged Canadian flag Fly outside a service Canada building on the island of Vancouver.
Russ Vida passes quite often near the building in Courtenay, but recently noticed that the flag outside was torn in the middle and had known better days.
“If you are forced to drive a flag, go through the protocol,” Vida told Global News. “If it is outside the protocol, remove it.”
“It just made me angry immediately.”
Vida said he had visited Service Canada to inform them of the state of the flag, but we said to him: “This is not our building, it is not our responsibility,” said Vida.
He then took his concerns at the office of his deputy, but said that he was not taken seriously.
Vida takes note of the flags in her community and does not hesitate to tell people when they break the protocol – whether it is another resident or a town hall.
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“We have a flag policy and keep our flags in the best possible form and we monitor it daily,” said Geoff Garbutt, director of the city of Courtenay to Global News.
Vida said he prefers to see low -level flags than rough.
According to in the Canadian governmentA faded or torn flag must be replaced as soon as possible.
“When a flag becomes in tatters and is no longer in an appropriate state for use, it must be destroyed in a worthy way.”
Service Canada said the recent storm damaged the flag and will be replaced as soon as possible.
For Vida, the Canadian flag is a symbol of pride, but it is the pride that Vida believes that citizens have lost.
“Be proud of the flag you fly,” he said. “It is our national symbol and pilot it with respect.”
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