Calls to reconsider celebrations of Canada Day have intensified ahead of the July 1 holiday, in light of the announcements from B.C. and Saskatchewan First Nations that they’d located hundreds of unmarked gravesites at former residential schools.
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#CancelCanadaDay has trended on Twitter and some local governments are scrapping their plans. Some cities including Victoria and Fredericton are replacing Canada Day events with events focusing on reconciliation.
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But not everyone is happy with these decisions. Other cities are going ahead with celebrations and the debate over Canada Day is more heated than ever.
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Professor @crystalfraser joins #TheDecibel to tell us how she sees Canada, as a historian and an Indigenous person, and how we can reflect on the history of Canada.
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🔊“Just do something else. It’s still going to be Canada Day,” Crystal Fraser says.
“It is still going to be a national holiday. None of that is ever going to change in 2021.”
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“When we say cancel Canada Day, what we actually mean is: If your neighbours are going to a funeral, you don’t throw a party,” Crystal Fraser says.
🎧Listen to the latest episode of The Decibel:
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#TheDecibel host @anima_tk talks with professor @crystalfraser about the calls to #CancelCanadaDay in the wake of recovering hundreds of remains at residential schools.
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