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Re: Are police on the wrong side of the thin blue line? March 15. Bruce Deachman is exactly right in his prescription for the “thin blue line” flag hanging outside the Ottawa Police Association.
The thin blue line originates from a battle during the 1854 Crimean War, known as the Thin Red Line, in which a British regiment wearing red uniforms held off a Russian cavalry charge.
A darkened Canadian flag with a thin blue line hoisted at the Ontario Provincial Police Association building in Barrie, Ont. is drawing pointed criticism from Paul McKenna, a former senior OPP ...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is drawing criticism after sharing a post commemorating the lives of two Edmonton police officers killed in the line of duty last week contained a thin blue line ...
After a year of deliberation, the Calgary Police Commission announced its decision on Wednesday that on-duty police are not permitted to wear Canadian flag patches with a thin blue line through them.
The Thin Blue Line Canadian flag flies outside the Ontario Provincial Police Association building in Barrie, Ont. (Mike Arsalides/CTV News) The union confirmed it purchased 60 flags at the cost of ...
A thin blue line flag is seen flying next to a Canadian flag over the Edmonton Police Association's building at 14220 112 Ave. NW in Edmonton on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.
Just because the thin blue line has been “co-opted” by the far right doesn’t rob it of its point and purpose. The Canadian and American flags have been similarly “co-opted,” in case you ...
Metro Vancouver Transit Police are the latest force in Canada to address the controversial thin blue line patch, with the board dismissing a complaint about an officer wearing one but pledging to ...
If you had done your due diligence, when it comes to the "thin blue line" flag, there is much controversy regarding it. Many, including myself, see this flag as a "us” vs. “them” mentality.