Two Minutes To Remember
Remembrance Day is a day like no other in Canada. It is an occasion – once a year, every autumn – for Canadians to honour those who have served, and continue to serve, our country. It is a unique expression of solidarity for those who have died so that we can live in freedom.
On November 11, The Historica-Dominion Institute is inviting all Canadians - at home, at school, at work - to take two minutes to remember.
Two minutes of silence, everywhere, across this country. Two minutes to stop and think. Two minutes to reflect and respect.
Imagine those of us at home, at school, in offices, factories and farms, stopping for two minutes. Imagine Canadians from coast to coast to coast -- on the street, in the supermarket, at train stations, bus terminals or airports -- stopping for two minutes to honour the men and women who have died to make this country what it is.
We invite you to join us in this personal commitment:
"At eleven o'clock on November 11, we will take two minutes to remember. We will stand up and be silent. When we do, we will join our fellow Canadians, wherever they may be, whatever language they speak, in honouring those who have served and are serving Canada, and those who have died for our country. When we take two minutes to remember, we pay tribute to their courage and sacrifice."
Sign up and take two minutes to remember
The Historica-Dominion Institute is Canada’s largest organization devoted to history and citizenship. We organize several programmes that seek to create greater knowledge and appreciation of Canada’s military history.
Each year, The Historica-Dominion Institute facilitates over 700 veteran visits to classrooms across Canada.
This nationwide bilingual project will create an unprecedented account of Canada’s participation in the Second World War.
An online collection of stories, pictures, and documents which house the unique experiences of Ontario’s veterans.
This summer, veterans from all conflicts will be honoured for their sacrifices and their ongoing work in the community.
Explore over 85 years of military history, through hundreds of first-hand accounts and artefacts shared by veterans from across Canada.
Designed to introduce high school teachers to some of the most important Canadian battlefields and memorials in Belgium and France.