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Send us your thoughts, comments and ideas about Remembrance Day in Canada. What should and should't be done on this day? How best to pay respect to current and past members of the armed forces?
I just went looking for a list of holidays and came across your site, and I have some feedback. Remembrance Day. You say Canadian soldiers, but Newfoundland soldiers are also remembered, and Newfoundland was not part of Canada at the time. I think it would be respectful of you to make a note on this and to be clear to your readers.
You said it should maybe be a holiday for adults and school day for kid. Are teachers and school staff not adults? How we like to use the 5 years of university educated teachers as babysitters. Your theory is poorly thought out.
If Thanksgiving is a holiday then I think rememerence day should totally be a stats holiday to give thanks to all the men and women that died for this country.I think this province is making a huge mistake not to not educate kids of what this day resembles.
Yes it should be in every Provinces ,i'm a Veteran my self , and all the sacrifices these men did , to protect Canada. we should honors these brave men , people don't know what it is to be outside in the cold, how it affects the soul of a man , to be all alone out there
risking their lives so general population can be free...Respect is a must for these brave men....Salute to all these Heroes.
Capitalism has gotten out of hand. I work at a fast food place in a mall and Remembrance Day is busier than Black Friday.
I think it should be a national stat holiday, and I also think that there should be supports in place for people, including veterans, who can't afford to live otherwise.
Family day or any other day you can come up with in the winter time means more in our house. The kids need to go to school and talk, review, analyze remembrance day and all the wars fought in our recent history. The horror of the Holocaust, Killing Fields and African genocides must be discussed and never forgotten if you want our children to change for the better. Race , religion and physical differences are not an excuse to kill anyone.
People say kids now a days are better off at school to learning about rememberence day. Problem is not kids not having opportunity to learn at school. It's parents not taking opportunity to show respect and teach our kids ourselves. Instead we put it all on the teachers that it's the teachers responsibility. My question is this then when does it become your responsibility to show by example?
Absolutely should be a Stat. One of the most if not thee most important day of the year. The people that this day recognizes changed the face of the earth as we know it. Closing stores and workplaces so that people can take the time to be part of the ceremonies and reflect is essential to pass down the legacy and stories that got us the freedom we enjoy every day.
remembrance day should absolutely be made Stat in every province in Canada as they fought for this country and to not make it a stat for every one is a serious slap in their faces!!
It is not a statutory holiday in Manitoba. Retail/Restaurant businesses can open but non-retail have to close. Any business that closes does not have to pay employees for the missed day of work. It should be treated like any other holiday.
Where I live it is a statutory holiday and we make sure to take all of our children with us to attend a ceremony every year. We try to go to a different one every year, if we don't teach our children about the cost of war how much more likely do you think they'll be to encourage/support future wars without taking a lot of time for sober thought beforehand.
Of course Remembrance Day should be a National holiday. I always thought it was until today. I am shocked to find out it is not. Our country of Canada lost so many men and women in the First and Second World Wars. Why isn’t this country not standing all together at the same time to recognize this fact? The men and women of Canada stood together to go and fight these wars for our freedom so why is this country not unified to stand together behind them in remembering them as a whole nation?
"From a random dad" don't ask your 8 yr old daughter what she'd learn if sat at home. Ask yourself what you should be teaching her with your time. The fact that she wouldn't learn anything from her dad says more about you than her.
In England, many years ago: on Remembrance Day there would be those minutes of silence and at 11 am on Nov. 11th it was customary to stop what you were doing....even driving!.....to have thoughts of veterans and our own war time experiences. Bus drivers would get out of their cabs and stand my their bus at that time. Those few minutes were so much more meaningful than having a whole day off....and a lot of people wondering why! It only takes those few moments to be meaningful.
We as Nation fought in WWI and WWII and volunteers in Vietnam make it mandatory to pay respect to fallen one and to have Living Veterans to respect!
Remembrance Day is the tradition started to remember and honour soldiers killed in the Great War.
But only to remember and honour the 5.7 million French, Russian, and British soldiers killed; not the 4 million German, Austrian and Hungarian soldiers killed; and not the 8.9 million civilians killed by the soldiers.
So over 100 years later we wear a piece of gaudy, non-recyclable, non-biodegradable plastic manufactured in the tens of millions by a single private contractor to celebrate the shining example of massive failure of civilization and diplomacy that was the escalation of a conflict started when a Serbian extremist assassinated an Austro-Hungarian in 1914.
I say no, it should NOT be a holiday. It should be abolished. Continuing to glorify war only fans the flames of the xenophobia that's at the heart of our society's ongoing conflicts and needless violence.
Absolutely it should be. It’s much more important than the queen birthday or Boxing Day. Those veterans deserve to be honoured better than they are
Cid
Remembrance Day should be a national holiday. Some believe Family Day is more important. But if it was not for the ones who gave their lives for the freedom we have today maybe our way of living would be much different. There should be a time of respect and reflection of what our ancestors gave for us to live our lives as we do today.
I think kids should be in school having their ceremonies etc. and adults who have jobs should be excused from work from 10:30 til noon, so they can attend their community ceremony
As a person who lost family members in both wars and have family members in the Canadian Armed Forces I believe that by making November 11 a national holiday we are showing the world that not only are Canadians proud to serve their country. but they are proud of those who have given their lives in the service of this country! They deserve more than 2 minutes of silence and flags at half mast. I personally think that our whole country should stand together from sea to sea let us try to remember what our National Anthem means and abide by it!
November 11th should be a statutory holiday across Canada. Why is it a Federal holiday only for the Federal employees and not all provinces? Freedom is not free; our soldiers died for our freedom. God Bless Them! Schools should teach more regarding the Wars that our soldiers fought.
Remembrance Day should not be a legal holiday. The veterans did not want it to be one because everyone would just see it as a paid day off. I managed a motel for 20 years and one group of veterans came every year for a week and it was imporant to them that children learn about the war and the sacrifices the veterans made for our country. If it was just a paid day off soon no parades or gatherings or poppies would be held on November 11th
Remembrance Day should be a statutory holiday to remember what the fallen soldiers have done for our country. Thanks to the fallen soldiers, we still have the freedom that we have today.
I am very disappointed this is still being debated.
Remembrance Day should be Stat holiday. We should be honoring the fallen and those who survive. Without those Men and Women Soldier we would not have our freedom in this Country. My grandfather is one of the Solider am so honor knowing he fought for our Country. will always be grateful for him and all the Soldiers out there today. God Bless
Out of protocol, has your group even bothered to ask the opinion of the oldest Veterans organization in North America? We, The Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada formed pre 1840 would appreciate being included in your survey. As noted, you only asked the Royal Canadian Legion who are quite a bit junior in age, their opinion. We as well, are a national Veterans organization with our Dominion Office located in Ottawa. Greatly appreciate being included in any future comments regarding Veterans issues or affairs.
Thanking you, in anticipation of your attention herein
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
Absolutely Rememberance Day should be a stat holiday . My father and many more vets have fought for our country . Family and friends of the vets that are no longer with us should be able to recognize them without be penalised at work .
Rememberance day should be the stat holiday in Ontario. My father fought in the 2nd world war.
Parveen
Making Remembance Day a statutory holiday is a Canadian right. Our soldiers fought hard in WW1 and WW2 and many others we should remember them and the ones serving still. Schools and businesses should be closed on that day so we can remember oir fallen soldiers
It is time to come to the future, which we would not have if it were not for our Veteran's. Government, do something right for a change. Make Remembrance Day a Stat Holiday all throughout Canada. Hopefully people will attend memorials for those that died for us, and those that don't, there is nothing can be done about that.
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