Happy Dominion Day!
July 1, 2009 · By Mark Peters
From our family to yours, we trust you and yours have a safe and enjoyable July 1.
For the men and women of the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan and other corners of the planet, who wear the flag with pride, we trust you have an excellent day as well. May this day be one marked by peace even in the midst of conflict. God bless you and speed your return to your families today.
And may God bless this glorious nation, Canada! May she be forever strong and increasingly free.
Update 4:51 PM AST: A Vice-President of the Canadian Arab Federation, Omar Shaban, offers his view. (Hat tip to Kate, and an excellent catch by Tarek Fatah.)
F**k Canada Day
All I have to say is there are probably 100 flights per day leaving this country, Mr. Shaban. Feel free to hop on any one of them at your earliest convenience and never return. You might live here but you are not one of us. The sooner you and others like you leave, the better.
Hear, hear, send him and his ilk packing!
Thank you Mark, for calling it Dominion Day – its proper name. Re-naming it “Canada Day” is representative of the liberal, dumbing-down of our country.
Happy Dominion Day to everyone and a special shout-out to our troops!
Islamic fundamentalism = Islamic extremism.
I completely agree. Mr. Shaban should feel 100% free to GTFO. If he feels that way, how can he possibly stomach staying here? I suggest that he might want to claim refugee status in whatever nation he chooses to enshrine as worthy. Be sure to let me know how that works out!
As for Dominion Day/Canada Day, well, I’m not especially bothered by either of the designations. It’s Canada, it’s Canada’s birthday, it’s Dominion Day, whatever. It’s a GREAT DAY!