There was a time when men of a certain age were solemnly feted for their actions in overseas conflicts that tore the globe apart.
Thinking nothing of their hardships, they shrugged off any praise and simply replied to it that it was a job to do, as though duty, in all of its gravitas, was a thankless chore.
On this day (a day in which the armistice did not necessarily mean the end of fighting), we honour such men even if they themselves will not mark themselves.
But what do we honour now? A country's past forgotten? A vile evil to replace the void?
I am not filled with gratitude today but bitterness. Not for they men who fought for this country but for those who came after it and damn well smashed the legacy:
The youngest Canadians are the most likely to believe Jews exaggerate the devastation of the Holocaust, according to a new national poll.
The survey, conducted by Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies, found that Canadians between the ages of 18 and 24 were considerably more likely to agree with the statement that “Jews exaggerate the Holocaust,” at 16 per cent, compared with 25 to 34-year-olds at seven per cent and those between 55 and 64 at five per cent.
Amsterdam police have made more than 60 arrests following violence in the Dutch capital last night that broke out after a soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax Amsterdam. Police are reported to have said on Friday they had launched “a major investigation into multiple violent incidents”. Supporters of the Israeli football club were in the city to support their team as it played Ajax Amsterdam.
The new directive was issued to military chaplains last October in response to a major Supreme Court of Canada decision on religious neutrality, swapping out the term “public prayer” with “public reflection.”
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Do you need the guidance of a blackface-wearing moron to feel pride in your country's sacrifices?:
A large majority of Canadians will be observing Remembrance Day this year, most by wearing a poppy, but Quebecers tend to be less likely to observe the national day of remembrance than Canadians in other provinces, says a new poll.
(Sidebar: naturally.)
The Postmedia-Leger poll looked at Canadians’ pride in the military, treatment of veterans and Remembrance Day.
Sixty-two per cent of poll respondents said the Canadian government does not take enough pride in the country’s military. This is a majority view across the entire country, although slightly more British Columbians, at 63 per cent, hold this view and slightly fewer Atlantic Canadians, at 56 per cent, hold that view.
Oh, that's right - you don't know enough to be proud:
As people gather to remember those who fought and died to protect this country in past wars, a new poll suggests many Canadians know little about their country's history.
That's likely because high school students in most provinces and territories are not required to take a Canadian history class before graduating, experts say.
Many Canadians are in the dark about the people who helped build this country and the seminal moments that define its past and could inform its future, according to an Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Historica Canada — the educational charity best known for producing the Heritage Minutes.
Then there is THIS outrage:
As a result, a planned martyr event to honour Yahya Sinwar — the Hamas leader killed by Israeli forces last month — is on at Mississauga City Hall’s Celebration Square on Nov. 26.
As covered in my Saturday column, a group — using poppies in their invitation poster — planned a gathering “commemorating 40 days after the martyrdom of the leaders of the resistance fighting for Palestinian freedom” on “Tuesday Nov. 26 at 6 p.m., at 300 City Centre Dr.” Organizers used three red poppies in their poster with the “Lest We Forget” above a picture of the Hamas leader killed in Gaza last month.
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