Celebrating Labour Day: the holiday Canada gave the world

CHIMO

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Mon Sep-04-06 08:44 PM
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Celebrating Labour Day: the holiday Canada gave the world

Ottawa (25 August 2006) - Welcome to Labour Day, the holiday that is so much a part of our culture that Canadians rarely pause to consider its true purpose and meaning.

Today, Labour Day is often more associated with fairs and festivals, and a last summer weekend at the cottage, than with what it was meant to be - a heartfelt celebration of workers and their families.

That's too bad, but perhaps not surprising. In a way, the holiday has become a victim of the labour movement's enduring success in improving the lives of working Canadians.

Today we take paid holidays, safe work places, medical care, unemployment insurance, fair hours, union wages and 'the weekend' for granted. But how many of these advances would have happened if it were not for the long-forgotten heroes who fought so hard to make unions, and Labour Day, a reality in the first place?

http://www.nupge.ca/news_2006/n25au06a.htm

http://www.historytelevision.ca/content/ContentDetail.aspx?ContentId=122

58 hours in a work week. Not much wonder that they needed a day of rest.

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dorktv

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Mon Sep-04-06 08:46 PM
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1. WHAT?!

Everything I have ever seen says that this was created by AMERICANS! *feels some rightious national pride*

Heehee

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CHIMO

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Mon Sep-04-06 08:49 PM
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2. Well

Canada is still part of America. Heck, it is still part of North America.

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dorktv

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Mon Sep-04-06 09:42 PM
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5. The United States of America Then.

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CHIMO

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Mon Sep-04-06 09:54 PM
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6. OK

Just get Castro and Chavez to go along. And possibly a few more.

Wonder what the population percentages would be then?

Nice world if you can make it and you can make it if you try.

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dorktv

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Mon Sep-04-06 11:00 PM
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7. Back to the original point: the US is where Labor day got its start.

So there!

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applegrove

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Mon Sep-04-06 08:55 PM
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3. We have the best holidays!!! One holiday..sometimes two..every month

all Summer long.

Take that you Americans! (we are never referred to as Americans..that is only you).

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CHIMO

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Mon Sep-04-06 09:02 PM
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4. Well

I guess it all depends on where you hail from.

Some cities don't have all their rental leases expire on their national holiday. Now that doesn't seem like a fun holiday to me!

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