Dozens of parades were held in southern Ontario on Sunday to honour Canada's fallen war heroes ahead of Remembrance Day, with events in Ajax, Pickering and Queen's Park.
In Toronto, members of the 48th highlanders, the Toronto Scottish Regiment and the Queens Own Rifles marched. Veterans like former defence minister Barney Danson also took part.
"All these freedoms we enjoy and take for granted were at very great cost," Danson told CTV's Naomi Parness.
The parades come just one day after veterans took part in cross-country demonstrations calling for better treatment from Ottawa. The protests centre upon a federal policy that pays out veteran pensions in lump sums rather than in regular monthly cheques.
Liberal MP Dan McTeague said that the government should reverse the lump-sum policy and pay respect to our troops.
"It's time to say no to bureaucrats' bean counters," he said, adding that veterans should be treated with a level of care "befitting" to their service.
Meanwhile, in Cobourg on Sunday morning, the Royal Marine Association of Ontario paraded through the community. They were joined by veterans and many in the community came out in support. The parade finished with Remembrance service at a local church.
In Niagara Falls on Saturday evening, the annual CAA Winter Festival of Lights paid tribute to our service men and women. About 200 soldiers, plus family members, took part in the ceremony.
Last night's event kicked off an event which runs through until January and features millions of lights over a five-kilometre route.
