Canada's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was inaugurated on May 28, 2000, when the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier from the Vimy Ridge sector were repatriated from Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery in France. The 25th anniversary of that ceremony is the direct occasion for this issue. The soldier's identity remains officially unknown — DNA testing was never pursued, a deliberate policy decision made to preserve the symbolic universality of the memorial.
Canada's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was inaugurated on May 28, 2000, when the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier from the Vimy Ridge sector were repatriated from Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery in France. The 25th anniversary of that ceremony is the direct occasion for this issue. The soldier's identity remains officially unknown — DNA testing was never pursued, a deliberate policy decision made to preserve the symbolic universality of the memorial.