Yes, I can.
First of all, statutory holiday designation for November 11 is a provincial jurisdiction. I believe eight of the provinces have November 11 as a statutory holiday. One of the provinces has it as a statutory holiday but not in all circumstances. It sort of crosses the line.
In two provinces it is not a statutory holiday, so students are not off school and people are not off work. It is a holiday, however, for businesses and organizations that are federally regulated, in all provinces. It's an interesting one.
It's a challenge for provinces to make their decisions, because there are arguments that can be made on both sides of this one. On the one hand, it would be wonderful for all Canadians to have the opportunity to participate in remembrance activities, ceremonies, etc., in their communities and be off work. The same can be said for students. However, there is a strong counter-argument as well. In fact, the Royal Canadian Legion has come out in favour of it not being a statutory holiday. The reason they have stated is that they feel students should be at school and have the day dedicated to learning about remembrance.
So you can see that there are strong feelings, and I would suggest strong arguments, on both sides of the issue for reasons that, in each case, you can understand.