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Bryan,
I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said. Next time we get together, your beer is on me. I'm not joking.
I grew up in Toronto, so I got to see the un-Canadianization of everything I loved.
I was never religious as a boy nor am I now, but they yanked the Lord's Prayer from schools. If they're separating the church from a government institution, I can agree with that. ALL RELIGION should have zero footholds within the walls of a publicly-funded institution. But that's not the way it is. Now there are religious clubs within the walls, all funded by our tax dollars. Do we want to fund 20,000 different clubs in a public school? No, but we are.
Then, they removed God Save the Queen from the morning anthems. Now I'm not the biggest backer of the monarchy by far, but until we declare our removal from the Commonwealth we're still a Commonwealth country. We still have a Governor General and the provinicial representatives as well (Lt. something... brain fart time). Just because you came here from a non-Commonwealth country doesn't mean we have to stop paying homage to our roots, good, bad or otherwise.
And now it gets ugly. Yes, we celebrate Christmas as a time of family gathering if nothing else. Yes we bring presents to family and friends, even tho the holiday is deeply rooted in Christianity. I too can't believe that we're wished "Happy Holidays" instead of Merry Christmas. If someone wants to wish me a Happy Kwanza, I'll wish them a Merry Christmas back. If someone is having a Happy Haunakah, then good for them. Don't remove Christmas from the equation.
I love that editorial. Which paper was it in? Nevermind, I'll google it.
If my grandfather had enough grasp on reality, or if my Dad's Dad was still alive, they'd both be quite irate at this new world we live in... A Canadian no longer for Canadians, but for everyone else who isn't Canadian and wants to dictate what Canada is / will be.
I don't know about the rest of you, but my Christmas cards are Christmas cards, we always wish people a Merry Christmas when out and about, and the rest of the world can do their thing... but I pity the person that tells me I need to say Happy Holidays or Season's Greetings.
I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said. Next time we get together, your beer is on me. I'm not joking.
I grew up in Toronto, so I got to see the un-Canadianization of everything I loved.
I was never religious as a boy nor am I now, but they yanked the Lord's Prayer from schools. If they're separating the church from a government institution, I can agree with that. ALL RELIGION should have zero footholds within the walls of a publicly-funded institution. But that's not the way it is. Now there are religious clubs within the walls, all funded by our tax dollars. Do we want to fund 20,000 different clubs in a public school? No, but we are.
Then, they removed God Save the Queen from the morning anthems. Now I'm not the biggest backer of the monarchy by far, but until we declare our removal from the Commonwealth we're still a Commonwealth country. We still have a Governor General and the provinicial representatives as well (Lt. something... brain fart time). Just because you came here from a non-Commonwealth country doesn't mean we have to stop paying homage to our roots, good, bad or otherwise.
And now it gets ugly. Yes, we celebrate Christmas as a time of family gathering if nothing else. Yes we bring presents to family and friends, even tho the holiday is deeply rooted in Christianity. I too can't believe that we're wished "Happy Holidays" instead of Merry Christmas. If someone wants to wish me a Happy Kwanza, I'll wish them a Merry Christmas back. If someone is having a Happy Haunakah, then good for them. Don't remove Christmas from the equation.
I love that editorial. Which paper was it in? Nevermind, I'll google it.
If my grandfather had enough grasp on reality, or if my Dad's Dad was still alive, they'd both be quite irate at this new world we live in... A Canadian no longer for Canadians, but for everyone else who isn't Canadian and wants to dictate what Canada is / will be.
I don't know about the rest of you, but my Christmas cards are Christmas cards, we always wish people a Merry Christmas when out and about, and the rest of the world can do their thing... but I pity the person that tells me I need to say Happy Holidays or Season's Greetings.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.