Ottawa offers its visitors a touch of the Mother Country in the form of colourful Changing of the Guard ceremony on the front lawn of Parliament Hill every morning during summer. There is, however, one significant difference between the Canadian and British parades. In Ottawa, the guardsmen are in fact “guardspersons,” for 19 women are now included among their ranks. And I challenge. the casual onlooker to spot the difference.
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70Ottawa offers its visitors a touch of the Mother Country in the form of colourful Changing of the Guard ceremony on the front lawn of Parliament Hill every morning during summer. There is, however, one significant difference between the Canadian and British parades. In Ottawa, the guardsmen are in fact “guardspersons,” for 19 women are now included among their ranks. And I challenge. the casual onlooker to spot the difference. Press, 2 September 1980, Page 23
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