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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I think we are missing the point.
The point is are we willing to go without "services" for a day to acknowledge those that have lost their life(s) in the service of Canada?
I reckon I can survive for one day.
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Going without services does not acknowledge or recognize soldiers in any way. We all have lives, businesses and families to run. Taking away my freedom to spend my days and run my business how I please would just piss me off more than anything.
My employees opt to work on Remembrance Day and take Boxing Day off instead (I give them the choice). It gives them more time to spend with their families during the holidays and it's a better time of year for a break. I think in the day-to-day lives of most people, an extra day of leisure is more beneficial than a government-sponsored day of mourning/remembering wars.
Remembrance Day exists, is observed, and isn't going anywhere. Why isn't that enough?