Remembrance Day poppies now available online [Video]

New this year, Canadians will be able to get their Remembrance Day poppies delivered directly to their door.

The Royal Canadian Legion says it is expanding access to poppies this Remembrance Day by making the pins available for order online through Amazon.

Poppies can now be purchased through the Royal Canadian Legion’s Amazon storefront for donation prices of $2, $5, $10, and $20.

“It’s a little bit more about increasing the footprint and the availability of all of these items for Canadians,” said national spokesperson Nujma Bond.

“Sometimes people live in perhaps a more rural situation, or they may not have a legion branch in town.”

Remembrance Day accessories are also available on the Legion’s Amazon page this year, including items such as magnets, lights, umbrellas, scarves, and pins.

“The donations that are made or the products that are bought really go towards helping the Legion support veterans and their families,” says Bond.

“One hundred per cent of what is raised …