American flag will fly at Ottawa City Hall on July 4 to mark Independence Day
The American flag will fly at Ottawa City Hall on Friday in recognition of U.S. Independence Day.
The City of Ottawa confirmed to CTV News Ottawa the Stars and Stripes will be raised under the flag protocol.
'The City of Ottawa will fly the American flag on Marion Dewar Plaza at City Hall on July 4,' Daniel Francoeur, protocol advisor with the City of Ottawa, said in an email.
'This is consistent with the City's flag protocol procedures and reflects Canada's formal diplomatic relations with the United States.'
According to the City of Ottawa's website, all Embassies are invited to provide the City of Ottawa's Office of Protocol with their national flag to be flown outside City Hall on their respective national day. Flags will be flown from sunrise to sunset.
More than 190 flags will fly at Ottawa City Hall this year to mark Independence Day or a national day. Rwanda's flag will also fly at Ottawa City Hall on July 4 to mark Liberation Day.
Trade tensions between Canada and the United States have chilled relations between the two countries this year. In February, fans were heard booing the Star-Spangled Banner at Canadian Tire Centre ahead of a Senators game.
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