Respect. It's a small word meaning "esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability." That definition perfectly describes why we ought to set down our own petty lives for an hour a year and honour the brave men and women who came before us and lay down their lives to protect our precious Rights and Freedoms. Respect. We … [Read more...]
Spitting in the face of our veterans: Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger should be ashamed of himself
[powerpress] While our government at all levels continues its assault on our Right to Freedom of Speech, we must remember that the only reason we even have that right is because brave and decent men and women fought and died defending it on our behalf. I suppose that’s why reports that schools are giving students the ability to “opt out” of Remembrance Day … [Read more...]
Remembrance Day: A Day to Honour the Men and Women Who Sacrificed Everything for us
Remembrance Day isn’t just one more Hallmark Holiday where we get a paid day off to do whatever we want. Unfortunately most people look at it that way. No, Remembrance Day is the day we set aside to remember and honour the brave men and women who gave their lives in the defense of our Rights and Freedoms; a day to honour those men and women who survived the horrors of war … [Read more...]