I don't know. I think people are deliberately trying to confuse the issue. I read it and there were no problems. Everyone I've spoken to when it was clearly defined that this was not a statutory holiday and that it was about equality, including that young fellow who's manning the war memorial right now, agreed that this was the proper way to go forward, that there must be equality.
This reference to Victoria Day I find disingenuous. Do we not light fireworks across the nation every Victoria Day evening? What are we celebrating? We're celebrating her reign. My regiment celebrates it—Victoria Regina Imperatrix. Why else wear our hat badge?
The spirit of the nation is alive, but it's up to this government to ensure that spirit is fulfilled, as in Victoria Day, as in Canada Day, and as in Remembrance Day. You have the opportunity not only to celebrate on the 11th hour, but to expand that reach. Yes, we lay our poppies on the 11th hour, we pay respects to the dead, but the rest of the day we try to pay respects to the living. You have a wonderful opportunity to make that happen.