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Chill Cosby · 11-04-2014, 02:04 PM

For Albertans it would make zero difference.
In fact, for everyone but Quebec and Manitoba it would make almost zero difference (Ontario and NS seem to either get that day off or another close to it).

Personally, I don't think so.
It becomes just an excuse for a day off for most people. What I think they SHOULD do is that on stat holidays ALL shops and services (save for emergency services) should be closed. No malls. No convenience stores. No grocery stores. No unrelated activity centres. People use stat holidays as an excuse to shop and do errands. Christmas comes closest being a day where *most* things are closed.

Unless they're changing the way businesses are operated during Nov 11, then no, I don't see how making that day a national stat holiday is going to make any beneficial difference to anyone in the country. It would seem closer to lip-service to me.

11-04-2014, 02:04 PM	#13
Chill Cosby Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Jun 2014 Exp:	For Albertans it would make zero difference. In fact, for everyone but Quebec and Manitoba it would make almost zero difference (Ontario and NS seem to either get that day off or another close to it). Personally, I don't think so. It becomes just an excuse for a day off for most people. What I think they SHOULD do is that on stat holidays ALL shops and services (save for emergency services) should be closed. No malls. No convenience stores. No grocery stores. No unrelated activity centres. People use stat holidays as an excuse to shop and do errands. Christmas comes closest being a day where most things are closed. Unless they're changing the way businesses are operated during Nov 11, then no, I don't see how making that day a national stat holiday is going to make any beneficial difference to anyone in the country. It would seem closer to lip-service to me.