Provincially in Alberta this is a recognized stat. So if you work for and Oil and Gas company, congrats you get the day off, or if not off you get paid a stat wage. If you work for a federally regulated company like Canada Post, you get to work and its regular pay. Remembrance day is not a recognized stat for federally regulated companies.
A majority of federally regulated companies have union backings, transportation, marine shipping, railway, airlines, IE teamsters, Canadian postal workers. Unions have very strong ties to the NDP. Not really surprising that it is an NDP that would be pushing this forward, benefit the federally regulated companies and unions.
I have no problem with it, I think it should be a recognized federal stat anyway. I think this day means much more to Canada, than the birthday of a previous queen in May.
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