This being a Red Friday it is important to carry on what we attended services for on Remembrance day. Not just on 11 Nov but each and every day.
I am happy to see that Olive Walsh a proud Canadian living in the Annapolis Valley of NS. Has started the policy at work of wearing Red on a Friday now she is holding her first Red Rally at her place of employment. I hope to see a photo or two Olive, and thank you for your support of our troops. A fine Canadian supporting our troops.
I am happy to say that the Memorial Service I attended in Charlottetown was very well attended. I spoke with Senator Mike Duffy and we discussed Cenotaph Services that we had attended over the years at our National War memorial in Ottawa. a fine Islander and even finer Canadian Senator. Who has great respect for our military.
I see that our Government has seen fit to update the Citizenship booklet and test. I must share with you what I observed at the Charlottetown Memorial. A Chinese family just if front of me were watching the parade and the ceremony. When the Bugler started to play and a two minute silence was called for. This young chinese born Lady removed her wooly cap and her Mother's. I realise that this is not a Canadian thing for ladies to remove their hats. But I was impressed with the gesture. I spoke to her after the ceremony and thanked her for showing her respect. She told me she has been a Canadian for three years now and that her daughter was born here.Perhaps some people particularly the Base ball Cap crowd. I saw men that wore their caps during the entire ceremony while sipping coffee. This to me, shows disrespect for the service men and women we were remembering. To simply remove their ball cap and stop sipping coffees for at least the prayers and for the two minutes of silence. ( Just my Thoughts )
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney unveiled a new and larger version of the citizenship guidebook for prospective immigrants on Thursday, one that emphasizes the importance of getting a job, obeying the law and the nobility of serving in the army.
Kenney said when you become a citizen, you inherit certain obligations.
And one of those responsibilities is to know who we are, from where we came, what values define us and to live in accordance with those values, he said in Ottawa on Thursday.
Under the subheading citizenship responsibilities, prospective citizens are reminded that rights come with duties, including obeying the law, voting in elections, serving on a jury, taking responsibility for oneself and one's family by getting a job, and volunteering.
The guide notes that military service isn't compulsory, but that serving in the Armed Forces is a noble way to contribute to Canada and an excellent career choice.
So Canada once again Red Friday is upon us and we think of our families in the Invisible Army and of our Troops, Land , Sea and Air.
Remember Everyone Deployed
Nil SIne Labore
Robby
