No; More Canada Day Fireworks!!

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by White Out 403

Cultural concerns?

What about our own culture? Does that count for anything?

You talkin' about all Canadians, or..........

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by jayswin

You talkin' about all Canadians, or..........

I think this is another area they could address the current issues.

Instead of "here's the light skinned people performance" and "here's the darker skinned people performance", maybe focus on groups/performances that are unified and not segregated?

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Bill Bumface

I think this is another area they could address the current issues.

Instead of "here's the light skinned people performance" and "here's the darker skinned people performance", maybe focus on groups/performances that are unified and not segregated?

The best example of this is the Stampede Parade. Celebrate Western culture, yee haw, while other communities also march to show off their culture.

I mean are we going to get to a day where the Stampede Parade is insentitive?

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by PugnaciousIntern

Hopefully the Canmore firework show at millennium park still happens. Fantastic backdrop, and the town really punched above their weight with the fireworks shows they put on. Definitely worth a drive out for a day in the mountains and catch the show before coming back home

I never liked fireworks growing up.
I'd see these amazing displays on TV, and then here in Canada we'd get the lamest shows ever, in comparison. Especially in the 70's & 80's.

Seemed a big deal about nothing.

[icarus]

If rebranded to Northern North America Day is it okay to have fireworks?

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by icarus

If rebranded to Northern North America Day is it okay to have fireworks?

How about Fireworks Day? That's what we used to call May 24 when I was a kid.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by opendoor

Some did, but whether that's representative of a more widely held view or just what a few people want isn't totally clear:



https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...sted-last-year


And this didn't come out of nowhere. Here's an article about the same thing last year where the city was saying they'd be reviewing the whole thing for 2023:

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/indigenou...-day-1.5970217

I can appreciate this and how Indigenous people would feel.

But I'll go back to what Silver asked before: when is the end?

If the idea is that we should cancel Canada Day altogether because it's offensive, then let's have that discussion. If the idea is that for one-time-only we cancel fireworks for Canada Day to acknowledge the historic suffering, then let's do that.

I am willing to listen to any proposal, but what I don't want is for every Canada Day in perpetuity to have a black cloud over it. Canada is a great country and we shouldn't be ashamed of it IMO.

[transplant99]

Councilwoman Penner tweets this

Council didn’t make this decision and if we were to reverse it, it would do nothing more than discredit the voices who asked for a different kind of celebration. Reversing this decision would be upholding colonialism and racism

If council didnt make this decision....who the hell did?

The virtue signalling this whole thing is about has hit absurd levels.

If there is/are/were legit reasons for this, they really need to hammer on them, instead this has a lot of people wondering what's going on.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1660697430848045056

[Slava]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Councilwoman Penner tweets this



If council didnt make this decision....who the hell did?

The virtue signalling this whole thing is about has hit absurd levels.

If there is/are/were legit reasons for this, they really need to hammer on them, instead this has a lot of people wondering what's going on.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1660697430848045056

Honestly, a councilor like her is what makes electing progressives so difficult for me. Like I'm 100% in favour of all of the inclusion and equality and such, but then you get things like this which are entirely stupid. Add that to her important initiatives like choosing a city bird, and you just start to question to efficacy of these people.

[PepsiFree]

All progressives focus solely on birds and banning fireworks. It’s true.

[flamesfever]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

All progressives focus solely on birds and banning fireworks. It’s true.

The way I see it the progressives are dragging our society into a giant rabbit hole.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by flamesfever

The way I see it the progressives are dragging our society into a giant rabbit hole.

in extremely arrogant fashion.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

All progressives focus solely on birds and banning fireworks. It’s true.

I mean -- snark aside -- you get what he's saying, right Pepsi? Penner (my ward councilor until I moved early this month) has been a huge letdown on council, and it's dumb sh-t like this that gets worthwhile progressive candidates painted with the same stupid brush that allows right-wingers to tear them down as all the same.

The average voter is not as engaged in their local politics as the posters in this thread are, even, so this stuff does real damage.


Also...

Council didn’t make this decision and if we were to reverse it, it would do nothing more than discredit the voices who asked for a different kind of celebration.

And what about discrediting the voices who wanted to enjoy the celebration they have become accustomed to?

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by icarus

If rebranded to Northern North America Day is it okay to have fireworks?

We should re brand it as birth control day. Now that is an accomplishment worth celebrating. Everyone can celebrate by finishing inside. Talk about fireworks.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

We should re brand it as birth control day. Now that is an accomplishment worth celebrating. Everyone can celebrate by finishing inside. Talk about fireworks.

I vaguely recall Russia has a paid holiday for people to go have sex because of their pending population catastrophe.

I would welcome this holiday here.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

I vaguely recall Russia has a paid holiday for people to go have sex because of their pending population catastrophe.

I would welcome this holiday here.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

I mean -- snark aside -- you get what he's saying, right Pepsi? Penner (my ward councilor until I moved early this month) has been a huge letdown on council, and it's dumb sh-t like this that gets worthwhile progressive candidates painted with the same stupid brush that allows right-wingers to tear them down as all the same.

The average voter is not as engaged in their local politics as the posters in this thread are, even, so this stuff does real damage.


Also...
And what about discrediting the voices who wanted to enjoy the celebration they have become accustomed to?

It just becomes a virtue signaling contest. I truly believe that in today's society, people are more afraid of being labeled a racist than a pedophile.

When people talk to me about anything cultural, they often apologize first.

"I'm sorry to say this but chicken feet is gross".

You don't have to be sorry to think that chicken feet is gross, it's not racist to think so.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by flamesfever

The way I see it the progressives are dragging our society into a giant rabbit hole.

Now progressives are obsessed with rabbits? Jesus, which woodland creature is next? Save us from progressives!

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

I mean -- snark aside -- you get what he's saying, right Pepsi? Penner (my ward councilor until I moved early this month) has been a huge letdown on council, and it's dumb sh-t like this that gets worthwhile progressive candidates painted with the same stupid brush that allows right-wingers to tear them down as all the same.

The average voter is not as engaged in their local politics as the posters in this thread are, even, so this stuff does real damage.

Also...
And what about discrediting the voices who wanted to enjoy the celebration they have become accustomed to?

Totally. I just found “I struggle to vote for (large, vaguely defined group) because they care about official birds too much” funny.

Penner seems… terrible? But not because she’s progressive, because she’s terrible in general, and terrible by progressive standards.

Voting for a progressive because they’re progressive is the same as voting for a conservative because they’re conservative. You’re going to end up with a lot of crap (and the same goes for not voting for someone based on either of those two features).

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

It just becomes a virtue signaling contest. I truly believe that in today's society, people are more afraid of being labeled a racist than a pedophile.

One of the stupidest things ever posted on this site.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Now progressives are obsessed with rabbits? Jesus, which woodland creature is next? Save us from progressives!



Totally. I just found “I struggle to vote for (large, vaguely defined group) because they care about official birds too much” funny.

Penner seems… terrible? But not because she’s progressive, because she’s terrible in general, and terrible by progressive standards.

Voting for a progressive because they’re progressive is the same as voting for a conservative because they’re conservative. You’re going to end up with a lot of crap (and the same goes for not voting for someone based on either of those two features).

Yeah and it might be that she's not a great councilor. And sure, if the only reason people are voting for anyone is because they're "progressive" that's fair. I think that is over simplifying things as well though. People get elected, and start championing these ridiculous causes, and frankly that does reflect on people who are of like mind. Welcome to politics?

And the bird comment was specifically because that could be the only thing contribution shes made in her term at this point?