Path: utzoo!mnetor!philmtl!tremblay From: tremblay@philmtl.philips.ca (Michel Tremblay) Newsgroups: can.general Subject: Re: Canada Day - Observance: Who cares! Message-ID: <604@philmtl.philips.ca> Date: 19 Jul 89 03:23:51 GMT References: <615662921.9256@myrias.uucp> <568@UALTAVM.BITNET> Reply-To: tremblay@philmtl.philips.ca (Michel Tremblay) Distribution: can Organization: Philips Electronics Ltd. - St. Laurent P.Q., Canada Lines: 25 In article <568@UALTAVM.BITNET> TMCLELLA@UALTAVM.BITNET writes: >Saturday, July 1 Canada Day felt no more a special day than any other >Saturday. The only notable difference I found during the day was that >we expected most downtown stores to be closed, and so spent our shopping >time at other malls - but not WEM :-{) >... >Anyway, if most stores can at least close on Easter and Christmas, would >it be asking too much to have one more day added to the very short list - >Canada Day. I think you are asking too much if you want to make this a Nation Wide rule. Please keep in mind that most people in Que'bec dont really care about Canada (Day). It's a non-working day for most people. Isnt'it was counts? From Michel J. Tremblay at : Phone : +1 514 744 8200 ext. 2416 Snail Mail : Philips Electronique, Inc. 600 Boulevard Dr. Frederic Philips St-Laurent, Quebec Canada H4M 2S9 Email : tremblay@philmtl.philips.ca Tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner !