Velshi supported flying of the Canadian Red Ensign at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in 2007, describing the flag as "an enduring source of Canadian patriotism". Senator Roméo Dallaire criticized this decision, arguing that the Red Ensign did not deserve to be placed on equal footing with the Flag of Canada and the Flag of France.Ingrid Peritz, "Dallaire slams decision to fly Red Ensign", The Globe and Mail, 9 July 2007, A5. Velshi later defended the Conservative government decision's not to fly flags at half-mast for Canadian soldiers killed in combat, arguing that this gesture was not permitted under Canadian law.Cheryl Cornacchia, "Lest We Forget. Jousting over the flag", Montreal Gazette, 30 January 2008, A1.
