While I understand your feelings on this, parnel, consider the flip side. The spirit is well ingrained without it, and this makes the remembrance that you wish for, voluntary. It's quite amazing. In fact, I would venture to say that many people are unaware that Remembrance Day is not a mandatory holiday. People are out there, tall and proud of being Canadian and proud of our servicemen with a quiet dignity that makes me proud of them.
Originally Posted by parnel
It would seem that with the sentiments expressed here the federal government should declare the day a mandatory holiday for all instead of just the silly servants and maybe some write ins to MP's would help this along. I was pretty impressed by the strong Canadian nationalism I heard in Alberta and the seriousness of this day. Of course they are CONSERVATIVE there
