Truth and reconciliation
Monday is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, although Quebec ignores it. Some notes on federal services that are closed.
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carswell 16:48 on 2024-09-30 Permalink
CEPSUM, the Université de Montréal sports centre, recognized the holiday and was open only during holiday hours (11:00-18:00)… on Friday.
Don’t know what the reasoning is but the decision seems mildly disrespectful, like a tacit admission that the holiday is really just an excuse to give staff — none of whom is, AFAIK, indigenous — time off.
Ian 17:25 on 2024-09-30 Permalink
Yes of course, and Remembrance Day is disrespectful to verterans unless you’re a veteran.
Did I do that right?
carswell 17:56 on 2024-09-30 Permalink
No.
impossibus 19:45 on 2024-09-30 Permalink
My kids’ francophone public school holds special events on this day for the past two years , the principal encourages children and staff to wear orange and teachers share educational resources on residential schools even in Grade 1. So at least the government’s schools don’t (all) ignore it. I’m not sure the initiative comes from the principal or le CSSMB.
Nicholas 23:34 on 2024-09-30 Permalink
A friend noted that veterans lobbied against making Remembrance Day a holiday so that kids were in school and could participate in events; we always had a moment of silence at 11 or 11:11, and sometimes an assembly. They didn’t want it to just be another day off that people forget about, a long weekend to go the chalet. We know that’s not the reason of the current government, but it’s an interesting perspective.
Daisy 09:50 on 2024-10-01 Permalink
We had Remembrance Day off when I was a kid in another province, and we still had an assembly to observe it the day before.