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Originally Posted by Taualumna
It IS a holiday in Alberta and kids get the day off school in BC (not sure if it is a full-fledged holiday there). In Ontario, CIS private schools seem to schedule their half-term weekends around Remembrance Day.
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Yes... it's a government/civil-service holiday federally... and every year the concept of making it a national holiday is brought up - but the idea of it being a holiday is strongly opposed by the Legion and other veteran's associations, and it (a holiday) polls badly amongst senior citizens (up to 80% opposed).
I gotta say I've come around the thinking that it shouldn't be a holiday - simply because people treat it as a holiday and not as a day of remembrance... it's kinda funny that conservative Alberta and hippy BC both have the most complaints by the Legion over the lack of attendance at ceremonies (yes even worse than Quebec).