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Originally Posted by CroFlames
It should be a national holiday on the day of the funeral of our head of state, without exception.
Otherwise, what is the point of having a goddam King or Queen?
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This is kind of my thought as well. Thoughts about the monarchy aside, it seems like it's part of the deal.
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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
I obviously would love to have an extra day off regardless of the reason. But, with regards to businesses I can understand how it would be problematic and a hassle. The staffing issues around employees who might not have child care and having to provide stat pay would not be good. At my work the stat on Monday likely falls on our month end review day so everyone involved with that process will likely be working anyways.
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Yeah and for me I'd be working anyway because the US market is open. It's not really about the day off for me, although more stat holidays in general would be great from a personal perspective.