Should B.C. have a holiday today?


If B.C. had a holiday today, you could be at the beach right now. (Image courtesy of James Loewen/Wreck Beach Preservation Society) Four out of ten provinces have a holiday today. This year, Ontario joined Saskatchewan and Alberta in celebrating “Family Day” and creating a mid-winter long weekend. Manitoba has decided to call its holiday “Louis Riel Day,” after the Metis leader. B.C is at work. What do you think? Should British Columbia have a mid-winter long weekend? Or would the cost to employers be too much?

Is the Canadian military taking care of trainees?
Former recruit Natasha Howell says her faith in the Canadian Forces is shattered. (CBC)E Soldier recruits injured during basic training in Quebec are accusing the Canadian military of ignoring and mistreating their injuries and leaving them jobless and disabled. “I’m 30 years old and I have to learn how to walk,” said Natasha Howell. “They saw my injury. They knew it and they still didn’t do anything about it nothing.” What the doctors at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School (CFLRS) at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu told Howell was a sprained ankle in September 2005, required reconstructive surgery two years later after she was discharged. Full Story Do you think the military is taking care of trainees? Should more be done to help people injured while in training? For how long should Canadian Forces be responsible for their trainees?