[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

Remembrance Day is a stat in Alberta, employers just don't recognize it as important, which is disgraceful.

Some Veterans group prefers it stays that way, it's not disgraceful.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life...ticle24156823/

"We're not in favour of the private member's bill," says Tom Eagles, Dominion President of the Royal Canadian Legion. "We feel the best way to recognize Remembrance Day is [for it] to just be Remembrance Day."

If it were to become a national holiday, the Legion worries that many people would treat it as a time to kick back rather than a day to pay respectful tribute to all those who have served.

"The way it stands now, it's working. It's working very well," Eagles says. "We're seeing increased numbers out to the cenotaph on Nov. 11."

It's very important to the Legion that young people in Canada continue to participate in Remembrance Day services and learn about the day in school, something they might not do if it were to become a national holiday, Eagles says.