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Remembrance Day is personal for my family.
My grandparents served Britain in WW2.
One grandfather was in the Royal Navy on the convoys to Russia.
The other was in the Royal Air Force, on gliders.
My grandmother ran the switchboard.
Without them, I wouldn't be here.
Today my son serves in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Son, Dad is proud of you.
To everyone who has served and is serving: thank you.
Lest We Forget."
CBC Kids News pulled their controversial Poppy video from YouTube.
Replacing it with this one having Kids / teens telling you why they will wear a poppy on Remembrance Day
Thank you everyone who spoke up against this
CBC Kids News is teaching children about complaints that the red poppy focuses “too much on soldiers” and can be perceived as “glorifying war.”
Too much focus on soldiers. Around Remembrance Day. Let that sink in.
Then comes the colour guide:
White - Peace and remembrance of all war victims, including civilians.
Black - Contributions of Black, African, Caribbean and Pacific Island communities.
Purple - Animals harmed in war.
Rainbow - Discussed in connection with LGBTQ remembrance,.
The Legion disagrees with the criticism of the red poppy.
But why turn a shared symbol of sacrifice into another identity debate for children?
Those who served didn’t need matching identities to stand together.
We don’t need separate colours to remember them.
Do you know why there is 2 minutes of silence on Remembrance Day?
• The First Minute: Dedicated to remembering those who died in the war.
• The Second Minute: Dedicated to remembering those who survived - including the families, loved ones, and communities left behind to pick up the pieces.
Our soldiers are from various cultural background. Farms, cities. Highly education, and not so much.
But our citizens picked up the call to go fight for Canada.
The nation we have loved.
Forget the crap our various political parties throw our way.
Remembrance Day is not about that.
It is about those soldiers who signed up to fight and protect you.
Over 118,000 Canadians have died in combat.
Many more came back with scars, some visible, and some not.
Families struggle knowing their loved ones might not come home.... as many did not.
For all those serving.
For all those who have not returned.
We will Remember.
Lest we forget
Champagne says ending homelessness in 10 years is his favourite part of the Carney budget. He puts the number of people experiencing homelessness in Canada at 65,000.
Good luck with that.
Ottawa keeps bringing in more people who also need somewhere to live. Young Canadians are trying to find work. Families are trying to feed their kids and still make rent. Some could lose their home if the paycheques stop for a month or two.
Then there’s the part Champagne skips in this clip. What happens when someone living on the street is dealing with addiction or a mental health crisis and turns down the help being offered?
But trust the Liberals. Apparently the first ten years earned them another ten.
Champagne has a condo sales pitch where a deficit reduction plan should be.
Borrowing is “investment.” Relabelling it is “discipline.” Explaining it away is “transparency.”
Fine. Try telling your bank you’ll keep adding to the mortgage because the benefits will last for generations.
“The deficit is the deficit.”
Exactly. Your sales pitch doesn’t pay it down.
Mark Carney picked Remembrance Day to start another world tour.
November 11–19: Ireland, the Philippines, Cambodia and China.
He keeps warning Canadians about a “dangerous and divided world.”
Given that the USA is a bigger security threat to Canada then China is...
Apparently, it is safe for him to fly everywhere.
You’re supposed to sacrifice for Canada’s sovereignty. Carney keeps travelling and dining like a king.
Sacrifice for you. First-class treatment for him.
Fire Mélanie Joly.
More than a year of talks with Stellantis. Brampton workers still waiting for jobs.
She says the company violated its contract. Promises the “full force of the law.”
Then announces another meeting.
Stellantis has already left. Workers no longer have jobs.
But at least the Carney government is ordering 6,000 bottles of fine wine.