I would say to look to the six provinces and three territories where it is currently a statutory holiday. I don't think we've seen a lessening of the meaning there.
That kids should be in school and learning about this is the biggest swaying argument, I would say, in the other direction. But I don't think it's a one-or-the-other situation. Look at those school boards. What happens when Remembrance Day falls on a weekend and the schools are closed anyway? The schools hold their ceremonies on the last school day beforehand so they're still able to have the ceremonies and still impart the age-appropriate education.
I would argue that we would have opportunities to even improve it more if the ceremonies in the schools were not taking place on the 11th. The vast majority of veterans and Canadian Forces' members, and even reservists who have regular jobs, are not able to take time off on the 11th. They're not able to commemorate the way they'd like. If ceremonies were taking place in schools the day before, you'd actually have a lot more veterans available to go into schools, and we'd be able to improve the education of our children.