I hope everybody has the chance to take a couple of minutes to remember the men and women who have sacrificed their lives for the beliefs and values that make us Canadian.
As time goes on, it becomes less and less relevant; less real. We forget what happened and then turn quickly to war to solve disputes.
Please don't let that happen. Please don't treat this like "A Day Off".
And if you have any influence at all, please do your best to stop the recent trend of businesses staying open on Remembrance Day. Don't go shopping.
Please, as a personal favour to me.
As for me, I am going to get drunk with some veterans and listen to their war stories. The act of "Passing the Torch" is important to those guys, and is not just a line in the famous poem.
