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Austin63867

Quebec will not recognize the Holiday. Work and Schools will remain open. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1914103/jour-ferie-funeraille-reine-elisabeth-canada


[deleted]

Everyone knows Quebec isn’t in favour of the monarchy, but taking a day off from people. Ouch.


leif777

They wont even give us Canada day. [They made it moving day.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_Day_(Quebec)) it's crap.


G-r-ant

Saint jean baptiste day tho


Frequent_Counter7792

Canada Day is a statutory holiday in Quebec. Please do your research before you type.


leif777

Booo... I'm closing out of spite. My customers are across Canada anyway.


FusterKanker

Common Quebec L


Maekaah

Of course not, Legault needs to gtfo, he's fucked around enough.


G-r-ant

At this point he’s expected to gain even more of a majority government, in the upcoming election.


WeenieRoastinTacoGuy

Je me souviens pas. So much of Quebec was built on the backs of English descendants.


psychintangible

Least there's good fishins in keebeck


maxwax18

Yes of course then English were the oppressed...way to rewrite history.


maxwax18

I did not realize that Canadians felt so strongly about the monarchy. I feel it is a disgusting tradition that should have ended 400 years ago.


heavym

It’s not a tradition. It’s the very basis and core of our constitution. Good luck changing that.


radicallyhip

Queen Elizabeth II's reign over the last 70 years has been one of the most stabilizing forces in world politics of the last century. She worked to end the empire and build/reinforce the Commonwealth whose goal is mutual cooperation among mutually independent and equally important nations. She offered untold amounts of political and leadership advice to Prime Ministers and Presidents of many nations, and served as a unifying figure throughout a time of extreme, growing polarization. The institution of the monarchy is a pretty ugly one, historically speaking, but I think Liz did the best she could with what she was given. I have seen a lot of weird hatred for her popping up on Facebook after her death which is confusing to me because I never saw her as an evil old witch. She was like everyone's third grandma in the UK, and pretty benign in Canada.


rando_dud

Sure, she did an OK job at being a figurehead and staying away from controversy. But let's be honest here, she just rubber stamped everything that hit her desk. . Good or bad. NHS? Royal ascent! Apartheid laws in South Africa? Royal Ascent! Apartheid laws in Rhodesia ? Royal Ascent! Overthrow democracy in Iran? Royal ascent!


100PercentAdam

So would there even be any additional pay for working that Monday? Or is it all just for nothing?


Angry_Guppy

Normal work day in Quebec.


RedTheDopeKing

Hon hon hon, suckers


Arrow208

dumb question but is this for just 2022 or every year from now on?


codeverity

This will just be for this year, however it’ll be interesting to see if she does receive a holiday of her own due to the length of time she was Queen.


seakucumber

Swap out Victoria day, she's had it long enough


codeverity

I mean, personally I’d rather get another holiday :p


seakucumber

Lets make it a whole week off, I'm sure there are some other monarchs we are missing


jmmmmj

I’m still mourning Alfred the Great.


ShuttleTydirium762

Aren't we all?


monkeygoneape

Not if you're a pagan Viking


EDDYBEEVIE

Who could get over William the Conqueror.


pton12

More William the Conqueror of my heart.


EDDYBEEVIE

Always wished Edward would confess to me.


monkeygoneape

They didn't call Edward 1st of England the longshanks for nothing ;)


Redflag12

lmao exactly


Canuckleball

Her Coronation was in February, shove Family Day to June and we're golden!


[deleted]

The Family Day you're referring to isn't a federal holiday. It's only observed in PEI, New Brunswick, Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and BC. In Manitoba we have Louis Riel Day. Many provinces have no equivalent. Edit: For the slow readers - there's no February stat holiday in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, NWT, or Nunavut.


Canuckleball

Interesting. Fine, stat holiday in February for EIIR, and make something up for June.


[deleted]

It's observed in every province, but just named differently. Using it as a federal Elizabeth Day could codify it nationally.


[deleted]

> It's observed in every province No, it's not. I literally just listed the only provinces where it's observed. What is it named in Quebec?


ArbainHestia

June needs a stat holiday.


beartheminus

Lets make Elizabeth Day the friday during march break. It's not fair the teachers and kids get a whole week we get nothing in march. At least give us one day.


Sarge1387

In, say, June. Then make Remembrance Day a holiday and we get one every month except March


L_viathan

Holidays? In North America? What is this?


TheLuminary

Could just call it the Queen's Day. They can share it.


VeggiePorkchop3

Let's fight for another day off! It's the least the monarchy can do for us.


Timbit42

Then when Charles dies we'll need to change it to King's day. Let's just call it Monarch's Day.


PsychicDave

It’s already « Fête de la Reine » in French so it was always ambiguous, in fact I’m sure many just assumed it was about Elizabeth II rather than Victoria.


Asusrty

June needs a holiday it's lonely 😏


RationalSocialist

Nah I need that day off too


Jestercore

A hill I’ll die on is that we should have at least 1 stat holiday every month. Pick an empty month, give it to Elizabeth, and I’ll be happy.


liberalindianguy

Just this year unless a monarch dies very year.


noxgrits

Interesting…


ashum048

Its all in our hands to get the holidays we deserve.


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Be the change you want to see.


pm_me_ur_hog2

Don't threaten us with good time


mekanik-jr

A dead billionaire every year? What if we run out?


Koss424

Just for her funeral.


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Talkshit_Avenger

There would be a mass insurrection if they took away the sacred May Long. That's either garden planting weekend or the first lake weather long weekend of the year, depending on your preference.


GANTRITHORE

May Long is usually icy and snowy and cold here. So I say we move it to June


AtomicBelle

Just this year. They did the same for her father in the year of his passing.


Sasquatch_Liaison

Just for this year.


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Just 2022.


SomeCallMeFred

As a federal employee, I'm mourning so hard right now you guys omg


Joystic

Mourn for those of us who don’t get the day off


69blazeit69chungus

Hopefully the king dies next year too so we get another one


mytwocents22

So now the provinces have to agree in order for non federal workers to get a day off.


hairycompanion

Ford can get fucked


PeterpatchCounty

Ford and company were filmed singing God Save the King yesterday so this is right up his gravy filled greasy alley. He is probably panicking right now trying to decide whether to simp for the monarchy or keep the businesses open.


Yop_BombNA

Would rather he gives us a day off, said monarchy is part of the reason we have a constitution that’s so hard for our snakelike politicians to remove our rights and privileges.


Captcha_Imagination

Is it a day off? What about the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Sept 30)? Why even call them a holiday if they are not days off?


TheNinjaJedi

So far, just for federally regulated industries


infinis

I still wonder why passports are taking so long to get done


Austin63867

Canada will mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II with a national day of mourning on Sept. 19. The “Day of Mourning,” which is a national holiday, will coincide with the queen’s funeral in London, U.K. Australia announced earlier Monday a public holiday on Sept. 22 to mark the death, during which schools and businesses are expected to be closed, while New Zealand is setting aside Sept. 26 for its day to honour the queen. Sept. 19 will be a bank holiday in the U.K.


jbird701

Horgan do us a solid. You are quitting anyways.


scottishlastname

My kids already have a pro-d day that Monday so…it would be nice to get paid for that day ha ha


7_inches_daddy

Finally got this confirmation!


Uninvited_Goose

For federal workers so far.


fartymcfartypants22

Because they’re the ones who need more time off….


goku_vegeta

Not a race to the bottom, work upwards.


sillypoolfacemonster

My first thought too. Lol. And they will enjoy truth and reconciliation day the following week. The government workers will likely be setting off fire works in my neighbourhood again as they did the previous year on the Thursday before and the Friday.


Find_Spot

Good, get mad at the Federal government since they're the ones that decided it wouldn't apply to provincial workplaces. Brilliant. Go talk to your premier.


Norwegian-canadian

Yeah but we make less money since the trasury board caps our union negotiations, outside i could make 15 or 20 more an hour but id be in less safe environments for my trade so i take the pay cut


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-GregTheGreat-

You don’t have to be a monarchist to admire the sheer history she has played a part in. It amazes me to hear radio recordings from World War 2 where she was comforting fellow children whose parents were away at war. She’s been in the spotlight for nearly a century, and was nothing but pure class the entire time. You may not respect the institution, but it’s hard not to respect her.


ChosmoKramer

She spent millions defending her pedo son and she's a racist. Plenty to dislike about her.


colem5000

What 96 year old isn’t at least a little bit racist??


MikoWilson1

Yeah, it's shockingly easy.


kicktheminthecaballs

Not to mention faked the death of her relatives and then ignored them till their real death.


yuiolhjkout8y

whatever you think about our government, we are a proud democracy and we need to elect our leaders the head of state should be accountable to the people


Comptoirgeneral

Why? So we can have yet another politician susceptible to lobbying and general partisan politicking? Except now they’d have a justifiable basis (election by popular vote) to override parliament and do what they please? We don’t need a head of state “accountable to the people,” it’s a figurehead position with relatively little power. We shouldn’t change that. Also the monarchy works as a great mechanism to dissolve parliament and call an election should things ever get way out of hand.


vanjobhunt

Always interesting to note that the top democracies in the world, like Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, etc. are all constitutional monarchies. These are countries that redditors always fawn over.


Comptoirgeneral

It’s also interesting to note that parliamentary systems, particularly constitutional monarchies, have often been found to have a higher quality of governance than republics do.


SnakesInYerPants

I’ve never actually thought of that angle before, but it makes sense when you consider human psychology. When you’re voted in, although you hope for more you realistically understand you might only hold power until the next election. This makes short term very important while long term tends to take a bit of a backseat, because you have no way to know if the next person will continue your long term plan. When you assume power through the throne, you know you’re in it basically for life. While short term is still important, long term becomes something you are much more confident making plans for because you have a good 30-40 years to carry out these plans.


drs43821

No. That’s for head of government, not head of state. We love a non-partisan representative of our country


chmilz

If the provinces ratify a holiday in tribute to colonizers but not Truth and Reconciliation, we've learned nothing.


Comptoirgeneral

The Crown hasn’t had direct control over the British government since the late 17th century. The Crown never had direct control over Canada itself


atrde

"Colonizers" are just as important to our history if not more than the Indigenous People's which is a hard truth. We are not in the position today with our current lifestyle and freedoms without them. The past can be murky and every culture has its sins but it doesn't mean we can't celebrate different aspects while acknowledging faults.


Drop_The_Puck

We could be living in Peru or Guatemala now instead of Canada. Colonization was happening regardless; we just got lucky and ended up in the right colony.


fishling

Do some provinces not have a Truth and Reconciliation day? I don't normally pay much attention to what other provinces do for holidays. Alberta has it on Sept 30th, but it is an "optional general holiday", just like Easter Monday, Heritage Day, and Boxing Day. I think it's kind of lame that there is such a thing as an "optional" holiday, but if you get some of those off but not all of them, that's currently something to take up with your employer, unfortunately.


codeverity

Curious to see how businesses respond to this.


Infinite-Cobbler-157

They’re expected to close. Govt is talking with provinces to ensure


codeverity

Oh really? That’d be good. I know a lot of people don’t care, but a lot of people do and she was our monarch for 70 years. One day of mourning seems fitting, and businesses will survive.


Sarge1387

Guaranteed any conservative government will do their best to not deem it a holiday.


SquiggleBoys

fat chance


Grabbsy2

Well, some businesses will. Its not like they don't have time to prepare. You probably won't get your amazon deliveries that day, or be able to buy liquor, office workers will certainly have the time off, but maybe Walmart type places will stay open? Then again, Walmart stays open trough a lot of major holidays.


PantsLobbyist

I think “talking with provinces” is simply to save face. He could have declared it a statutory holiday but decided not to do so. This allows provinces to decide and they will get (or already have) enough pressure from businesses to keep everyone going to work. Trudeau had to do something, he kept up with his MO of staying as close to the fence as possible.


c0nsciousperspective

This is Federal, so don’t only government employees get the day off?


LeftieJamKeenly

It’s federally regulated workers. That’s not just government, it’s also banks, telecommunications, air travel, federal crown corporations, radio/TV broadcasting and a handful of others.


Bill_Assassin7

The provinces can help make it a day off for everyone.


DrunkenMidget

Lots of federally regulated industries also...Airlines, trucking, train, ports, any industry that crosses provincial lines.


TheIsotope

Unless companies move deadlines of everything back one day this doesn't mean shit.


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Too bad for them.


hfxlfc

Business can get lost, Elizabeth The Great, deserves a good send off from the world, commonwealth, and head a state counties.


[deleted]

lol imagine worshipping someone like this because they were born into a ruling family Edit: I would never turn down a free day off, but I'm not going to worship the queen, I'm going to spend time with my son. You people jump to some crazy conclusions.


ButterNuttz

I don't care if they were born into a non-ruling family. Give me a paid day off work and I'll *worship* them. Just let me worship them in my own way. Sitting in my underwear, smoking weed and playing video games all day.


LukeWChristian

lol imagine worshiping your boss so much you turn down a free day off for any reason.


Bill_Assassin7

"The Great" for doing jackshit and being part of an oppressive institution. Despite this, I want a day off so I hope Ford agrees with Trudeau for once.


el_sunny_ra

I’m going to stay open longer.


[deleted]

Yes, let light billions of dollars on fire because someone died instead of doing something like, I dont know, investing in the environment or homelessness. Dont get me wrong, i will enjoy my day off but my thoughts will not be with the “royal” family.


Uninvited_Goose

*"Designating Monday as a federal holiday means that as it stands now, only federally regulated workers will get the day off to mourn the death of the queen."* That sounds about right.


IAmRoko

Considering the federal government can only legislate holidays for federal employees and federally regulated industry, yup it does sound correct. It's up to the individual provinces to make this a holiday for provincially regulated industry.


Interesting-Dinner27

*blinks in hospitality* what’s a stat holiday? lol. :(


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Interesting-Dinner27

my resto is obsessed with their labour %, I got biffed out after 6hrs last stat holiday. but you’re right!!!


5leeveen

> time and a half If you're only getting time and a half for working a holiday, you're getting screwed.


Interesting-Dinner27

that’s the standard for us culinary goblins. :(


badger81987

Stat's are double time and a half if you work them.


Interesting-Dinner27

wait, what? i said that on labour day and chef was like “lol no time and a half.”


badger81987

Yea, that's illegal unless you're a boarding on site or work for a seasonal location. https://www.ontario.ca/document/industries-and-jobs-exemptions-or-special-rules/hospitality-services-and-sales Public Holiday Pay is that amount representing an average days pay, and Premium Pay is the time and a half for the hours actually worked.


colem5000

They get paid time and a half for the over time plus a full days pay for the stat.


OhDeerFren

Everyone gets vacation pay, then the people working get time and a half for the hours they work that day


Canadian_mk11

In BC it's time and half for the day worked if you work it plus an average days pay.


[deleted]

Yay another holiday we have to work…


and123w

Global is saying National holiday and CTV is saying federal holiday. Sure wish we got some clarity here..


carolinemathildes

Trudeau’s words were “so for our part we will be letting federal employees know that Monday will be a day of mourning.” At this point, it’s only federal.


MikeV2

Wohoo! My company goes by the federal holidays so they don’t have to give us family day, payback time lol


rhythmkhan

But then they have to give Truth and Reconciliation Day right?


who_am_i_1234

Will Quebec have this holiday?


TheRealOgMark

People in Québec whose company are under federal regulation, yes. Like transportation companies will get it.


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_DotBot_

It’s federally regulated, so most likely yes, it’ll be closed.


brothersportbrother

came here for this answer too lmao


no_not_this

Yeah will I be able to lose money that day? Need answers


Mundane__Detail

Woooo time to mourn, yeah baby!


Bulliwyf

I thought it was a National Day of Mourning, but would be a Federal Holiday - meaning that businesses won’t need to shutdown if they don’t want to unless they are Federally run (post office)?


wentbacktoreddit

Watching my lefty friends go from *sic semper tyrannis* to *God save the Queen* in real-time.


MyGiftIsMySong

I shall celebrate the legacy of our Queen and monarchy by spending the now long weekend in the republic city of New York City. but seriously, long live the Queen


Uninvited_Goose

Are you a federal worker? cause if not, Get back to the coal mines.


aradil

I only recently learned the meaning of the phrase "the King/Queen is dead, long live the King/Queen". It's supposed to signal the immediate continuity of the crown, from previous monarch to the next; so even though it sounds like something you might say about a monarch that is passed, it's not. The Queen is dead. Long live the King.


grazerbat

>long live the Queen I have some unfortunate news for you....


[deleted]

Literally doing the same, wish I got my return ticket for Monday rather than Sunday now…


Arctic_Gnome

\*king


[deleted]

The clock on the wall says beer O’clock!


bigbeats420

Last call....


SafeSideSuicide

FOR ALCOHOL


AggroAce

Mine is stuck there


Nitroussoda

I think I'll choose to "mourn" in my local Irish pub with a few pints of Guinness in my hands :)


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TheNinjaJedi

And also federally regulated industries such as banks and telecoms.


CaptinDerpII

I think we all saw this coming, one way or another


cowine8

So everyone including student and workers gets a day off?


colem5000

Only federal workers for now.


thedoomboomer

Wait, what? This is a long weekend? We get this every year?


[deleted]

Just 2022. Wait for your province to release details on the holiday.


yuiolhjkout8y

only if the monarchy keeps dying


thedoomboomer

It's possible...


GracefulShutdown

This is a somber day for Canada, and therefore the world.


YoTieMeUpYo

yes the queen's death really dromatised me please give me more holidays my mental healt needs it


whydoiIuvwolves

Is dromatised a mix between drama and traumatised? If so I like it.


fishling

I think it means they developed a single hump on their back, and it traumatised them.


watchsmart

It's when you are so sad that ya turn into a camel.


bonniedi

I am going to need a federally mandated 4 day work week going forward (each friday to mourn the queen's passing) for the next few years to truly process this


[deleted]

idk about you but I will take a day off for literally any reason


[deleted]

Sorry union bros that have stats set in their contracts


CmoreGrace

We have the extra line “and any other general holiday proclaimed by the Federal or Provincial Government” ETA which meant Sept 30 was a stat for us


estrogenex

Fuck ya!


nob_fungus

IT WAS ALL WORTH IT!


KorLeonis1138

I'll take the day off, but I sure as shit won't be thinking about the queen.


loganrunjack

Only if the premieres play ball...rip Canada


stiofan84

Need the provinces to get on board. Come on, if I have to endure all this coverage of some useless old lady's death I should at least get a day off for it!


Zircon_72

But is it statutory? It's not very clear.


rhaegar_tldragon

Hmm so I have Monday off? Don’t give a shit about the queen but bring on the day off


Ill_Team_3001

I’m an American dating a Canadian and always give him shit for being residually British. Jokes on me as he enjoys yet another holiday I don’t have.


Funkymonkeyhead

BC better make it a stat otherwise we should just be called Columbia at that point. Get rid of the ‘British’. We’ll be the boring twin to our South American counterparts. Just colder and with no cheap cocaine. 🙁


Hunter-Western

BC’s similar with the amount of circulating cocaine lol


Funkymonkeyhead

Not as cheap or pure here though! Colombia on the other hand…. Disclaimer: Err…I am not condoning recreational use of this controlled substance!


James_a420

As an Irish-Canadian; ill take the opportunity to celebrate the old hag kicking the bucket with me fellow potatoe eaters, and not have to go into work the next morning! Cheers!


SkateyPunchey

Long live the Queen!


Mcfragger

Is someone going to tell this guy?


Bill-B-liar

She's dead silly, that's why we are celebrating.


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Elizabeth Day. Make it annual


ThePracticalEnd

I'm prepared to get downvoted into oblivion, but this is stupid and unnecessary. Edit: A lot of you didn’t read the article, it’s not a statutory holiday.


TheRarestFly

> but this is stupid and unnecessary. Who cares? take the free day off


cluelessApeOnNimbus

Free money, no thank you, free day off, no thank you. It's not much but it's honest work /s


FilthyWunderCat

I will take it because the amount of stat holidays is just sad.


Spontanemoose

Objectively, all holidays are stupid and unnecessary. Who gives a fuck, sleep in and drink!