Argus Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea (The Atlantic to the Pacific), and from the river (St Lawrence) unto the ends of the earth." Dominion Day was established as the national holiday of Canada in 1879. It was a laid back, family oriented sort of day for most of its history. In 1982, with only 12 MPs in the house (8 less than a quorum) a bill was introduced and passed by Quebec MPs in less than 5 minutes without debate to change the name to "Canada" day. Because they held the English in contempt (as most Quebec Francophones do to this day) and mistakenly thought the term "Dominion" marked Canada as a British possession. Andrew Cohen called Canada Day a term of "crushing banality" and criticized it as "a renunciation of the past, and a misreading of history, laden with political correctness and historical ignorance". Shortly afterward, with separatism on the rise, the holiday was turned into an American style triumphalist national orgy of flag waving, face painting and swaggering patriotism as a propaganda ploy. If you ever had a doubt about whether propaganda works you only have to see the younger people on parliament hill and at other celebration sites, wrapped in flags, faces painted, wearing bizarre red and white maple leaf hats and the like. They're exactly like Americans, just without the blue. But the Americans' uber patriotism comes naturally. The Canadian version was paid for by the government. I am at the lake, and will have a few beers later. No face painting, no bizarre manifestations of American style chest thumping patriotism here. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Peter F Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) Yah,me too. I never bought into the propaganda mission either. But Hey! some of the concerts in the park are pretty good. I'm also glad they kept the fireworks.... and tbh, the name change doesn't really matter one bit. Edited July 1, 2015 by Peter F Quote A bayonet is a tool with a worker at both ends
Shady Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 The term Canada day has to be the dumbest most juvenile holiday ever named. It would be like The United states renaming independence day, America day. Or France renaming Bastille day, France day. Happy America Day! Happy France Day! Seriously? Is this the best we can do? Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 .....I am at the lake, and will have a few beers later. No face painting, no bizarre manifestations of American style chest thumping patriotism here. Wow...yet another bizarre manifestation of definicus americanum....where nothing in Canada can be defined without southerly references and disdain for same. The U.S. has lakes...and beer too. Oh no ! Happy Not United States Day. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Michael Hardner Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Seriously? Is this the best we can do? Well, suggest something ! Our national day of The Hoser ? Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
Michael Hardner Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 ...where nothing in Canada can be defined without southerly references and disdain for same. The U.S. has lakes...and beer too. Oh no ! Happy Not United States Day. I'm going to propose a new Can-Am day July 2.5 th (Starts at noon on July 2nd). The two countries will celebrate the day when Ameridanada consecrated its 10 new states, 3 new territories... and... let's add Puerto Rico to balance out the average temperature. I'll be heading stateside in August, can't wait. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
Shady Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Well, suggest something !Our national day of The Hoser ? Dominion Day. Quote
Michael Hardner Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Dominion Day. Dominion changed their name to Metro. Do we want to have Metro day ? How about Diversity Day ? That would make everyone happy. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
-1=e^ipi Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 I intend to celebrate by burning a Canadian flag. Quote
Argus Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Posted July 1, 2015 Well, suggest something ! Our national day of The Hoser ? There was nothing wrong with Dominion Day. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Argus Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Posted July 1, 2015 Dominion changed their name to Metro. Do we want to have Metro day ? How about Diversity Day ? That would make everyone happy. How would "Diversity Day" celebrate the founding of Canada? Canada was not built by a diverse group of people. It was built by the British, if you really want the truth (which you probably don't) Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
msj Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Let's call it the "Annual whine it's not called Dominion Day?" Or how about "Wah! It's called Canada Day, Wah!" Or my favourite: Canada Day, suck it (rolls over and sleeps in). Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
Michael Hardner Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 How would "Diversity Day" celebrate the founding of Canada? Canada was not built by a diverse group of people. It was built by the British, if you really want the truth (which you probably don't) Hmmmm.... no it was the French, the FN people and THEN the British. Maybe we can call it France Day ? Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
Argus Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Posted July 1, 2015 Hmmmm.... no it was the French, the FN people and THEN the British. Maybe we can call it France Day ? What did the FN people build? Trees? The French colonized the place. The British conquered it, then built it. Every part of Canada was run by the British, including Montreal, for most of Canada's history as a country. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
bush_cheney2004 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 .... Every part of Canada was run by the British, including Montreal, for most of Canada's history as a country. Does anybody else see the irony in this ? Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Michael Hardner Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 What did the FN people build? Trees? The French colonized the place. They showed the Europeans the land, acted as pawns in their wars, taught them a democratic model to name a few things. The British conquered it, then built it. Every part of Canada was run by the British, including Montreal, for most of Canada's history as a country. Sounds like you want to call it British Day. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
Michael Hardner Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Does anybody else see the irony in this ? This points to the need for Canada to have an Independence Day. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
Moonlight Graham Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Canada is no longer a dominion. The UK no longer has any legal control over Canada since 1982. I'd remind people that Queen Elizabeth is, to us, officially "The Queen of Canada", not the Queen of the UK. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Argus Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Posted July 1, 2015 Canada is no longer a dominion. The UK no longer has any legal control over Canada since 1982. I'd remind people that Queen Elizabeth is, to us, officially "The Queen of Canada", not the Queen of the UK. Go back to school. This time, take a history class. Oh, and Canada Is a Dominion. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Argus Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) Does anybody else see the irony in this ? What's ironic in an honest depiction of history? If you want to be nitpicky I could have said the British and their descendants, or Canadians of British descent, or simply by "the english" Edited July 1, 2015 by Argus Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Michael Hardner Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Oh, and Canada Is a Dominion. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
Argus Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Posted July 1, 2015 Should a 'facilitator' be quite so snide quite so often? Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
bush_cheney2004 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 What's ironic in an honest depiction of history? The irony emanates from this topic....MH got it. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
On Guard for Thee Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Go back to school. This time, take a history class. Oh, and Canada Is a Dominion. No, its a commonwealth Quote
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