Socially acceptable behavior of mothers bereaved by the death of their soldier-child is a key political issue, particularly in societies at war. When grieving mothers are militarized and accept their fate quietly and with dignity, they support the war effort. On the contrary, if they challenge the legitimacy of the war and criticize the government for the death of their child, they are an important support to anti-war movements. This article focuses on grieving mothers in Canada and Québec. It is first based on an analysis of the place of mourning mothers during Remembrance Day ceremonies. It then looks at the controversy that arises after the publication of an anti-war video capsule by the Fédération des femmes du Québec. The conclusion of this study is that grieving mothers in Canada are militarized. In spite of Québec’s supposed antimilitarist and pacifist tradition, such is the case even in Québec.