Happy Canada Day
As Canada celebrates its 139th birthday, today is a day for Canadians from coast to coast, the Arctic to the US border, of all races and religions, and all political beliefs to celebrate the great nation we have built together and look forward to the future successes of this great nation. Most of my past posts have been highly partisan, however this one won't be since I believe anybody regardless of their political views can be a proud Canadian. Here's to 139 years of this great nation and to another 139 years. We have much to be proud of and we should celebrate our successes and look forward to a bright future.
posted by Monkey Loves to Fight at 11:52 AM
10 Comments:
We won't even have another 10 years, of this great country and celebrations , if Harper gets his wish to undo it.
God help us all, our flag, our National anthem, Canada Day, will all go by the wayside !
Umm...yeah.....about that non-partisan thing.....
Great post Miles.
Annie, Ive seen some hardcore anti-harperism, but saying he wants to destroy our flag, national anthem and Canada Day is one of the worst.
I happen to agree with Brad here. Patriotism towards one's country has nothing to do with the government of the day, who will not be in power forever, but rather pride in our nation and its people and what we've accomplished together. My views towards the government of the day may change, but my pride towards my country is unwavering. Besides if Harper tries to destroy Canada, I have enough faith in the Canadian people to remove him from power in the next general election and I have faith whoever replaces him will re-build what was destroyed.
Frankly, I just have faith that Harper, or any political leader for that matter (save for Duceppe, maybe)- would not destroy Canada. I believe, regardless of ideology, all parties share a love for their country, and the schisms in ideals is simply represented by a different vision of what makes the country these people love great. I love this country and am proud to be Canadian. I am sure Miles is as well...I do think his vision of Canada is unlike mine, or any Conservative, but I do not question his patriotism. In short, I believe that people of all political stripes share a love for this great country, even if they disagree on what it is, policy-wise, that makes this country great.
I agree with BC Tory here. Each parties have different visions of Canada, but all of them share a deep love and commitment to it. Even Paul Martin said this during his concession speech. Paul Martin never said Stephen Harper being PM would mean the end of Canada, it would simply mean a very different Canada and different than the one he envisioned. I don't have a lot of faith in Stephen Harper to do the right thing, but I am not going to call someone who supports him un-Canadian nor would I call someone who supports Jack Layton un-Canadian despite my strong dislike of the NDP. Even some Bloc Quebecois supporters are probably quite patriotic and simply voted Bloc in disgust of the adscam or because they were the only left leaning party that could legitimately win seats in Quebec.
I like to think Canada and the Canadian spirit are bigger than the government who serve them only temporarily.
I fully agree Penny. We've had 139 years of history with many different governments of different stripes, yet we've stayed strong through the whole time.
Hi Miles!! This is Grandpa speakin. Have read your Blogs and congratulate you on the depth and breadth of your research and opinions. I must say that I recognize Harper has made some minor BOO-Boos but nothing that I can't forgive. When you realize that he has been Prime Minister for less than 8 Mos. I am amazed at how many of his Election promises he has kept. I do hope his Caucus will let him forget this SSM thing. I only wish they would write a suitable ceremony of their own and not use the beautiful and appropriate ceremony Beryl and I used 63 years ago. Anyway keep upthe good work and keep us posted on the job situation
Well Grandpa I agree with a lot of what you say. On the Gay Marriage issue I do happen to believe it should be called marriage, but more importantly I think it is such a divisive issue that politicians should stick to issues that unite Canadians. I don't think Harper has done anything unforgiveable. I guess after seeing what Bush did in the US, I am a little skeptical Harper will do the same if he gets a majority, but maybe I am wrong. I guess you could say I am taking a cautious position. Had Bush never become president, I probably would still be a conservative. Bush's policies made me think twice about rather I am a conservative or not.
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