Rideau Hall blames a hapless staffer for displaying a German flag to welcome the King of Belgium on a state visit. The Office of the Secretary of the Governor General formally apologized for the gaffe, according to an Inquiry Of Ministry tabled in the Commons: “There was a mistake.”
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