Juno News - June 28, 2020


Canada Day should be a reminder of just how great our country is


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It's unfortunate that there will not be any official in-person Canada Day celebrations on July 1st. Too bad that we do not have this opportunity to come together. Canada Day is the one day of the year that is for all of us, and we need to remember that we all have a lot in common.

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00:00:00.000 It's unfortunate that there will not be any official in-person Canada Day celebrations on
00:00:11.460 July 1st. Too bad that we do not have this opportunity to come together. Yes, we've got
00:00:17.060 the federal government and other various organizations and levels of government coming
00:00:20.840 up with their virtual celebrations, but we all know it's not the same thing. I don't think
00:00:26.540 they'll have great turnouts. I'm not going to do it, because quite frankly, a lot of us are tired
00:00:31.340 of doing all these Zoom meetings and video conferencing and everything. We're just going
00:00:36.080 to take a pass. And that's too bad, because Canada Day, it is the one event every year that's for
00:00:43.220 everybody. There are various holidays and observations and celebrations that are for
00:00:48.720 different people, depending on what religion you are or specific groups and so forth. Canada Day,
00:00:53.520 though, it's for all of us, for everyone to get together. My favorite Canada Day celebrations to
00:00:59.860 go to are in East York, East York Canada Day, which is, it's now a part of Toronto, but before
00:01:04.880 amalgamation, it was its own city nestled between old Toronto and Scarborough, and it's still got this
00:01:10.320 small town vibe to it. And I just love going to the parade and the festivities after, and there are
00:01:15.920 families, they're all hanging out together, people from all walks of life, all backgrounds, and they're
00:01:21.180 just smiling and cheering, waving the flag. They've got their faces painted. The kids are just up there,
00:01:26.740 you know, marching and doing their karate class demonstrations, and there's the bands that they're
00:01:31.600 all in. I mean, I think it is just phenomenal, and I will confess, as I get older, I'm more likely to
00:01:37.600 have a bit of a tear come to my eye watching these Canada Day parades. I think they're just the best.
00:01:43.140 And it's too bad we don't have one this year, of all years, because we have had the coronavirus
00:01:48.060 pandemic going on for months, and we've had conversations that, well, how shall I say it,
00:01:54.280 they suggest that Canada is a divided country, that we don't necessarily have all that much in
00:02:00.720 common with our neighbours, that we are something of a broken country. And I think we need an
00:02:05.880 opportunity to all come together and remember, hey, this is actually a great country, our similarities
00:02:11.960 matter more than our differences, and we all have a lot in common. And let's be honest, our neighbours,
00:02:17.540 our co-workers, extended family, friends, we're all getting along the best we can. A great country,
00:02:24.260 happy Canada Day to you all, and I look forward to the next time when we can have in-person Canada Day
00:02:31.000 festivities.