Curmudgeonly Nostalgia
Well here's something to get upset about: The term "Dominion" insofar as it relates to the Dominion of Canada has fallen out of use. Nearly 24 years ago, parliament moved to rename Dominion Day, thus giving us what we now call Canada Day - same great summer holiday, but with a new name. Blogger Tim Denton seems to be uniquely upset about this turn of events, and he seems to link it to a larger "disassembling" of English Canada.
Ummm, okay...
He goes on to say that "[t]his was not the only symbolic suicide of the English-speaking culture of Canada."
Well, well, Tim, I was not aware that English Canada had committed suicide. In fact, the English speaking culture of Canada is, I would venture, stronger today than it ever has been. In the years since the renaming Dominion Day. The authors that English Canada now boosts are proof enough that English Canada is alive well. We will do just fine, no matter what you call our national holiday (so long as we do, in fact, get the day off).
Ummm, okay...
He goes on to say that "[t]his was not the only symbolic suicide of the English-speaking culture of Canada."
Well, well, Tim, I was not aware that English Canada had committed suicide. In fact, the English speaking culture of Canada is, I would venture, stronger today than it ever has been. In the years since the renaming Dominion Day. The authors that English Canada now boosts are proof enough that English Canada is alive well. We will do just fine, no matter what you call our national holiday (so long as we do, in fact, get the day off).
posted by Dan at 10:13 PM
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