I appreciate the opportunity to address that.
First of all, this does not make a day off. Beyond that, if I were to answer the question, it would go outside of the scope of what this bill does. But I'll take it on, because I believe that in the jurisdictions where it is a day off to mark the solemn occasion of Remembrance Day, it works very well. We have not seen any diminishment at all in the affinity Canadians have for veterans or in the attendance at these solemn events. We've seen an increase.
I think that's the answer. We know that this will not be just another day off. It won't be like Victoria Day long weekend, for example, with Victoria Day always being on a Monday. I also think it provides an opportunity for veterans to come into the schools in the week leading up, in Veterans' Week. If it were on November 11, of course, they would either have to be in the school or at the cenotaph. They wouldn't be able to do both. This provides them that opportunity.
Finally, again, I totally respect the Dominion command and Mr. White and their point of view, but I wonder what question they actually asked of their members. I don't know the answer to that. If it was, “Do you support this being a national holiday?”, that's not the right question that's pertinent to this bill.