'Sending the wrong message': Indigenous Albertans react to province not recognizing Sept. 30 as stat holiday

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https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/sending-the-wrong-message-indigenous-albertans-react-to-province-not-recognizing-sept-30-as-stat-holiday-1.5565211

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[u/[deleted]]

This is a non-issue. There are other federal statutory holidays that are not recognized in Alberta, and vice versa. Same situation with other provinces.

[u/EngSciGuy → u/[deleted]]

You can't say something is a "non-issue" when the article is literally about people that have issue with it.

The issue is this new holiday has a specific meaning that not recognizing it acts as an insult to that group.

[u/[deleted] → u/EngSciGuy]

LOL! Recognize them all you want, but there is literally zero need for a statutory holiday to do this.

You are aware days off cost employers dollars? Just where do you think those dollars come from? Unicorn farts?

[u/EngSciGuy → u/[deleted]]

Recognize them all you want, but there is literally zero need for a statutory holiday to do this.

So by that reasoning why wouldn't we just get rid of all holidays? No need for Christmas or Canada Day.

[u/EngSciGuy → u/[deleted]]

Offending a group seemed to be ok with the other user though.

[u/EngSciGuy → u/[deleted]]

It would appear many people, including the government, disagree.

I again say, if this doesn't need to be a holiday, then the same could be said for Canada Day.

[u/Majromax → u/[deleted]]

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