The 11 Hr of the 11 day of the 11th Month-Veterans Day

[RACooper]

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.

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).

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally Posted by RACooper

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).

I believe it used to be a national holiday, but that was the reason it was changed. No one was showing up for the ceremonies.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Lady Pi Phi

I believe it used to be a national holiday, but that was the reason it was changed. No one was showing up for the ceremonies.

That's kind of sad - people have always shown up for the ceremonies where I've lived, even with it being a holiday.