Poppy 2.0: Remembrance Day symbol gets a digital makeover

Canadians sporting poppies on their lapels can support the country’s veterans in a new way this Remembrance Day.

The Royal Canadian Legion will be offering what they describe as “digital poppies” for the first time.

Nujma Bond, who works for the Legion, explained to Global News that the digital poppies are meant to be complementary to traditional ones.

“We essentially wanted to give Canadians another option, another means of donating to the poppy campaign,” she explained.

About 20 million lapel pins will be distributed this year